leatherette
By slow.burn.star
bending branches in the sidelines
im gone and theres no misreading
the branches have broken
leaving
nothing but dark ash and yellow leaves in its path
..
the smoke twists into me
and your sparkling surface is etched by our waves
take nothing with you
except the soft pink insides
you once coveted
you unlaced the ties
and discarded the gift
empty blue reflections grow dim in my hand
so i wrap up my box, and i sew myself shut
& i leave you to your forgetting
[ ||. ]
bitter. deep. and dimpled with something i treasure
you'll breathe me in for the last time
-for the first maybe-
two snakes in one cold blooded embrace
you are the warmth
no longer
as the beating dies
i lay it to sleep
as you wish it
one day it shatters upwards to the skies
and you'll know it
in sprinkles of sand
in torrents of blood
~
in you. in me.
i miss you
{go to sleep}
Comments on "leatherette"
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On Saturday, May 5, 2012, OLd SouL
(717) wrote:
i reread this like 4 times. to me, its like the other person takes you for granted or doesn't realize what they are casting aside. it was disturbing to get inside of, yet beautiful in its display.
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On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, Jonas
(715) wrote:
the last three lines cut to the center of this piece... moved enough to leave these little words - jonas
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A former member wrote:
NOt knowing quite what to say...stunned. Drama. Longing. Can't explain. Wonderfully painful. -END-
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A former member wrote:
Psychedelic to say the least. I'd have to sleep on this one to give any words worthy of this venture. Provocative piece, indulgent and sharply conceived. -END-
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On Tuesday, November 23, 2004, BeautifulCalamity
(428) wrote:
damn, you are awesome.. your poetry is always full of emotion, and raw energy.. great write
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On Monday, November 22, 2004, Six-Out
(1423) wrote:
Damn. This had me leaned close to the screen and holding my breath. Agony, is what I got from it...as Doc said, you never fail. This was wonderfully sad.