tryst (or tryst)

By theBAC

a short one
not many words
listen
tell me where it hurts
i can’t apologize enough
for killing you
but i want to live
so you can’t
i’m weak and feel threatened by you
so i stabbed you in the back
too bad
so sorry
goodbye

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Copyright 2004 Brett Alan Coker
Published on Sunday, April 4, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • SorrowSoul On Sunday, June 26, 2005, SorrowSoul (54)By person wrote:

    So much is said in so few words. Well done.

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