I have tasted
your icecream.
It was cold
and sweet
and wrong
to do.
I'm sorry
I slept
in the cool sheets
on the soft mattress,
under the warm blanket
of our bed.
I missed you,
but
it was nice
to sleep.
I know you are mad
because I am
late.
I was distracted
by the pool
of slush,
blackened with soot,
outside our door.
I'm sorry I'm
late.
I
could
not
stop
writing.
Do not be mad
at me
for not paying
attention.
I was
writing
of
love
and
you.
I know you are
mad
because I am
sad,
but sometimes
I cannot help
it.
Bright
Hot
Tall
Flickering
Standing
on
a
desk
waiting
to
be
snuffed
out.
Dead
and
red
upside
down
hanging
tied
together
bundled
together
dried
and
beautiful
roses.
One
second
at
a
time:
Tick
Tock
goes
the
clock.
She
loves
me,
she
loves
me
not.
Purple,
soft
collected
petals.
She
loves
her
daisies.
Still
and
quiet,
collecting
dust.
Green
waxy
potted
soil
sprouting
inside.
I am sorry
I let the candle
burn
all
night.
I like
watching
the
wax
melt
and
the
flame flicker.
Clear,
swirling water,
stained porcelain:
cool to touch.
It is beautiful,
but it comforts me,
rests me,
and swirls
when it flushes.
Behind the shadows,
next to the matted carpet
where stagnant odors
sit in waiting
lie pairs upon pairs
of dirty shoes
waiting to be worn.
I can smell its stench
floating through cracks.
I know that beneath
the lid
atop papers, bottles,
coffee stained filters,
and used tissues,
lie piles of soft,
glistening
pieces of a
dead chicken.
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2 comments:
Still
and
quiet,
collecting
dust.
Simple, with few words, filled with such intensity that perhaps being verbose wouldn't have been that effective!
I loved the way you've used different objects and have turned them into something quite different by imbibing them with different meanings..the flame..the roses..the potted plants..!
btw thank you for linking to me, its an honour and I shall be doing the same!
:)
I am intrigued by the way you weave different words together in such a simple and efortless manner..beautifully expressed and i will be back for more
thanks for your comments on my blog
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