Love Bites

Love Bites

A mean.
I wasn't ready
yet.
But that did not matter
to you.
It's true what they say - 
well I am not sure what they say -
but your love bites 
left my grasping through blue veins.
I thought lots of pleasure
mixed with a little pain
would be my gain.
But no one said 
you would aim for the vein
and drain
all of me again and again.
I know your're excited
to be finally released
but why tear piece by piece?

Next time, 
I'll be ready
next time I will gain
a pound of your flesh
So you are contained
until you are trained.

Sister, are you okay?

Sister, are you okay?

Sister, are you okay?
We are praying for you,
we did not see you
with your husband today
what happened?
Did he cheat on you?
Or did you leave willingly?
God knows all,
better days to come.

Sister, are you okay?
Today you did not look
so good.
We are use to everything in place
but today there was a strand or two
astray.
This is your testing,
we all must face.

Sister, are you okay?
We just mean well,
let us come to your home
to make sure everything - 
no we are just helping!
Gettng in your business
just a necessary evil.

Sister?
Sister?
Wait, she hang up!

What Not to Say

What Not to Say

It's funnny how you go
intending to show
you much you care.
You trample the fragile grass
of hope,
left in reserve
for a time when hope is scarce.

"Sorry for your loss"
is tossed like a sauce
that stings an empty soul.
A tear forced here,
cracked voice there
that offers no warmth
to those now left in the cold.

"So how did he die?"
A dagger in the heart,
a fresh wound bleeds 
with each uttered breath.
Maybe next time 
you will get the report 
that pays for the salt
you carried for treating the wounds.

"I will talk to you then."
A promisory note
that brings us to the end 
of a most difficult talk.


Did It Leave Me?

Did It Leave Me?

Blue black breath
I stand on this desserted trek
waiting
Wondering,
will it come?
Has it gone?
Will I have another chance if it has?
Aimeless 
back and forth
I go.
Only the black shadows
friend or foe?
I do not know.
I stand
a pawn of Time
lacking vision my only crime.
Have I already been condemned?
Frozen.
will I find a friend
to help me back on track?
I stand rooted, waiting. 
Can you tell me,
if it is gone that way
will it come back?

Pretty Words

Pretty Words

Pretty words
are a dime a dozen
and they quckily lose their shine.
They bolster the ego
but offer nothing tangible
but misguided plastic shrines.
Pretty words
deceive the mind
trap you in a time
when you were in your prime
but no more.
Pretty words
fill an empty void
and makes you empty
when that decoy is destroyed
by reality.
Pretty words
are just pretty
now
they linger for a while
then blow away with time.