Exes And Oh's

We all have our fair share of both.

One bed, two friends.

With fringes frayed but so polite.

No where else to sleep tonight.

 

Never did my skin even once grace your own.

Your still, sleeping form was a comfort enough to hold.

 

One bed, two lovers.

With empty words we swear we mean.

Like languid drags of nicotine.

 

With a finger on your lips, just like a child.

You promised me no regrets, then slipped inside.

 

One bed, two strangers.

The masquerade has worn us weak.

No longer knowing who lies beneath.

 

I will burn the flesh that touched you, watch it crumble to ash.

And ask the wind that carries it what lasts, if anything lasts.

Reviews

[ChaoticSoul]

Very nice progression from friends to lovers to strangers. I like that this can be taken in different ways...such as the progression in each verse can be between two different people each time or it can tell the story of the same people as they move away from each other. It's however one perceives it to be and that's something I always enjoy about poetry- it's not definite; it has the ability to be molded to fit into an individual's mind and view point. I think you provided a strong commentary on life with this work. Lovely writing, as always.

[Allen Smuckler]

This was great winter Grey...The way you flittered from friends to lovers back to strangers...in a matter of seconds... that's what it feels like sometimes..seconds...
and other times....boy....those special other times make all the others worthwhile.
You handled this masterfully and artfully...the cadence and style moved me through the changes...the rhyming was effortless and unforced. Crazy about the near and slant rhymes...hardly noticed them at all.
Wonderful write Winter Grey
allen

[Bats In The Belfry]

I enjoyed reading this. I liked the idea of a graduating relationship. They beginning is often times the best part of the relationship especially when you are young. It made me think back to my own experiences and how fast they went by.

[Leslie Philibert]

This is a really good poem, really elegant and well written, every line fits together to create a almost cinematic image,I like the mix of couplets and tercets.Looking forward to reading more.Great.