I still see her from time to time. she doesnt live close, but we share the same friends. |
It only takes one word One thought of you And I am off and running Far, far away from you Too fondly do I recall The honeyed lilt your full lips give to your words Caressing them as they give swift pursuit To the heart of my matters Hunted by your eyes, no peace is found Respite forsaken for another gamble at your table Tossing heart-shaped dice against coarse felt Hoping they don’t shatter when coming to grip with bare reality Teeth exposed in caramel grin Tempting me with your meaningless sweetness While hiding the razor-edge canines and incisors That clipped my wings and left me under grounded The sashay of your hips And rub of your thighs Play a melancholy violin solo That cuts through the gloom, only to replace it with another brand of misery Trying to recapture something that isn’t worth the effort But still demands its emotional bounty Seeking to renegotiate contractual stipulations Zealously demanding more interest Pernicious intentions all aside Your indifference remands me to slavery Modern-day Middle Passage From friend, to lover, to nothing more than a stark acquaintance Gallantry strewn about the room and gone out the window In the face of such a siren as you, fleeing is the only option But the question yet remains Why do I keep coming back |