Siren

anticipating an accident while trying to escape an argument lol

That voice.

It splinters the color

around the iris of my eyes.

The glasses by the sink

      resonate with fear

      that you might shatter them.

There's already a bright red and viscous

   drop of blood

     in the pristine white of the sink.

I'd hate to cut my palm again,

on the shards of another translucent dream

Because you decided to break the crescendo of tension

                      and scream.

I wish I were the slow-motion granule

             of broken glass

            that falls through

             the puckered dimple

                       a speckle

               in the center

            of the spider web

                   shatter

                              your angry lips screamed through my windshield

as I was backing out the driveway.

   You scream STOP signs into my eyes

   And gag me with yellow ribbons

           of CAUTION tape.

Reviews

[G!o]

Lol i could picture this and imagine i was in your shoes. Creative thinking and good choice of words. Lovely writing.

[James William Dyer]

"of broken glass
that falls through
the puckered dimple
a speckle
in the center
of the spider web
shatter"
This doesn't sound right.....any suggestions?

[J. Viands]

I can dig it man well done

[KAOlmsted]

B*****s be crazy...*laugh*

I absolutely love your voice; the imagery you project keeps me coming back to your work. The glasses are frightened of being shattered...I mean...what?? That is stupid good! And then you fall into this sort of dream-like ADD thing, which blows my mind...next thing I know, we're in the driveway, and Stop signs and Caution tape are making you STOP and shut the hell up to avoid the argument.

What??

You are fast becoming one of my favorite writers on this site.