I thought I could forget you
as long as I'd burn in the sun.
The tanned fingers upon the sand,
Tracin', teasin', and ticklin' all along
the sky-blue hours of Sunday summers:
Wishin' if I could ever erase your pale face
from my mind forever.
But forgettin' you was like peelin' the thin skin
on my fingertips; rose-red nails diggin' tender
cries in purple wings.
And seein' you around all the time
was like chokin' in inky water throughout the night.
And a sudden shiver down my spine:
If I could ever forget you, won't my love chase me all the time?
Because I was the fragile rosebud
That waited for the dreamy winter sun to kiss my cheeks—
Before I'd see the world, oh, hyacinth purple world.
Alas! I was stupid—stupid to wait for the sun
When I got nothin' but sharp raindrops,
Scratchin' my skin into raw pink:
And it was bleedin' in angst.
I was too fragile to wait for someone.
And then you came, like a whoosh of wind—
Rustlin' the leaves, shiverin' the field.
And just like that, you left an army of butterflies beneath
me; to float on them and dream.
But good dreams were never good: how could they be?
Once I saw the world, you were no longer with me.
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A/N: But I think the little star is still left. So why not tap it and shower happiness? Thanks!
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