Say you will (never forget)

Goodbye to the love of my life

Like a piece of land I once owned 

I can only stand still for so long 

I only wish you the best 

May your seed yield the sweetest of fruit 

May your heart love with every single beat. 

I used to curse my photographic memory 

But if I close my eyes 

I can still feel your mouth on mine 

And I can keep that for me 

On nights when nostalgia knocks on the 

Back door 

I don’t rush to that place 

like I used to anymore 

At every rustle, 

every little tap 

Instead I like to imagine you

Dancing in the kitchen 

Laughing in the dark 

Making love on the floor 

And I smile knowing we had it all   

We burned so hot we melted into one 

Say you will keep October a time for us 

Say you will never forget me

Say you will find me again. 

 

Teeth in the ditch (sudden death)

 

You get mad that 

you can’t turn water into wine 

But baby I never ask for that 

Water was what I wanted 

all along 

Too bad your demons won’t let you listen 

And Your pity parties always win 

I could hand you my bleeding heart 

on a platter, 

pour my soul out in a letter

Drain my blood to paint you a picture 

And in return I’d only get crickets 

My search history is microwaves… 

That’s how real this was for me. 

But while waiting to go to the dentist,

Like a baby left on the doorstep,

His ego bought a car. 

And just like a pulmonary embolism 

This thing we had dropped dead. 

Respect has a rhythm and 

Trust is a beat 

And you need to use your mouth 

For the CPR to treat 

If you even allowed yourself to be taught…

Haven’t you learnt that you need 

to leave a crack in the window?  

You don’t know everything yet. 

Written August 18 2023