Sunday, August 04, 2013

POEM - That Other Road

The first half of the new year I waited
Drawn out as a spider web
Heavy with morning dew
Waiting for the particular breeze
That would unhinge the intricate structure
Loosen the taught suspense

Brazenly defending stake and claim
Only to abandon  my stranglehold
On the last trip down the isle
Leaving one future at the alter
Coaxed away by an alluring drawl
Soft, lazy intoxicating charm

My other life waited for 2 ½ years
When I visited it jumped eagerly
A begging lap dog eager to please
Time had brought the mange
Bald patches of wounds licked raw
A stench of despondency pervasive


Forsaken pasts lay dry and cracking on my lips

No comments:

Post a Comment