Words
Like knives
Aimed at my heart
But sticking in my ribs
Silence
Like flames
Clamoring around my mind
But are as freezing as Death
Love
From me to you
Bouncing off your cold cold heart
But it's the only heart I understand
Friendship
Like a cool cool breeze
On hot tired skin
But then it's gone again, gone gone in the wind
Pain
Like the relentless waves of the ocean
I stand for a moment
But the wave comes and pulls me under
And eventually I stop trying to stand up
YOU ARE READING
On The Sidewalk Bleeding
PoetryAnd there I lie On cold cement Pressing my slick fingers to my side Darkness doesn't tinge the edges It flashes and dances in spots In and out of vision I will die here In a puddle And all I can think about is How I didn't tell you 'I love you' My...
