I should have listened
To my courteous friends.
They said, "He's shallow;
Don't tie up loose ends."
But all I did
Was hand you the reins.
And now you have full access
To all of my veins.
I believed you were magic
Because you held a magic hat.
But you never showed me magic tricks;
You walked on me like a mat.
Now is not the time
For these foolish games.
I wanted a lover;
Not an empty frame.
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Sounds of a Fish Attempting to Scale a Skyscraper
Poetry*Finished - first anthology in the Skyscrapers series* Hold fast onto life For it soon slips by. Find the things you love And hold onto them tight. But not too tight, For sometimes they leave Or find something more interesting To shove up their sle...
