Hoping to seize the moment
the last of our love was put away
Under the shake of spasms
we stole the remainder of the day
Buying time with muscle memory
we set out to save our hopes
A journey combined with uneven stares
and parts of tomorrow dangling on ropes
Being held by wise cracks
our plans grew harder to grip
Unable to salt the ice
Belle you let go and slip
Oh you wear away so thourough
the parts of our future reserved
for tender earthquakes on fault lines
designed to help us keep our nerve
Our last supper was comprised
Of seedless apples and cheese
I would fall harder than ever
after the cries of "please!"
But begging was impossible
When the reasons were forgotten
Now my Slim companion
Can only find me at the bottom
Break ups always show us our limits
We crumble in ways that aren't human
Our fiendish selves scary and frail
Wander the earth, beasts bred in the glooming
Can I not touch you Belle?
Were our trials just for the knowing?
And the shadows you cast in midnight hours
Will they follow you wherever you going?
They were claimed by my nostalgia
Along with your beautiful Black skin
Your white teeth were mine too
Can't I keep them Friend?
You'll get over me before I'll get over you
I'll sleep on rock bottom landmines
Long after you burn my clothes
Every dream a memorial on Valentines
It's cold and stupid without you
Feels like lying to babies
and it hurts like spilled water in the desert
forcing me to think about the "maybes"
Maybe we'll try again
Maybe I'll bounce back
Maybe you can be happy
Maybe we could learn how to Act
But maybe it's just finished
Maybe some doctor will say it's okay
to walk around with half-a-heart.
Maybe he'll find a cure someday
Belle it ain't been the same
Even when I'm dating the others
You should know that it's all pretend
and that the Bottom ain't no place for lovers
YOU ARE READING
MY little BROWN BOOK
PoetryThis is a collection of poems I wrote in an attempt to highlight moments of my past. People used to have a little black book they kept numbers and addresses of people they were involved with or interested in. So I decided to share some entries from...
