Stuck On You

Stuck On You

 

I find myself standing in the rain

Each drop of water hiding the tears that form from my pain

As I watch you walk away

I so badly want to follow

Tell you I love you

But to you those words would just be hollow

Losing you is like pouring a bag of razors in my mouth

And trying desperately to swallow.

 

Roller skates with no wheels

Make as much sense as living without you

When I sleep dream about you

And when you’re away I scream without you.

 

I’m covered in bruises

Because I didn’t just fall in love with you

It’s been a crazy fall, and I’m still falling

The way I get all giddy when I see it’s you calling

The way you’re face is the first thing I want to see

Every God Damned morning.

 

Okay,

I got mad

But please tell me you can understand

I’m mad because I’m a different man

They want to sleep with you

I want to hold your hand

 

Bongani Armstrong Mhlangu

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

Lovely analogies you've thought up in this one.

[Coyote Poetry]

Anger can cause separation. It is hard to repair. Age teaches us to be silence. Bad words and actions can lead us to loneliness and bad places. A sad tale in the poem. Forgiveness is hard to get. Can with real kindness and time. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote