Juggernaut

  I've mentioned you a time or two as the lady of the evening,
     to the public and to the rest of these folks who marvel at the way you walk to
  me, baby.
                                      I'm jealous of the time you've spent racking up new believers.
  It takes me minutes to perform, myself, when I forget I'm on the ceiling.
                                 I'm a juggernaut for you
  I could kill a monster in the closet for you
                          I will be the willing victim of those things you do to me
  I'm a Lover, not a fighter. Though I've lost a tooth, I can fight as well as any one can move.
                I could even be a ghost if that's what you'd ask of me to do.
  Eleven hours under cover.
         What you don't know is how you caught me a long time ago.
  I'm a witness to a murder;
     A due departure from a lonely and cracked open road.
  I'm not on the run
Cause I'm safe here with you,
  So peel me off the ceiling.
    We'll share a smoke,
  then teach me.
         I'm your new believer.
  I'll be a Santa Claus in black boots
              I'll pretend I'm rich enough for both of us to lose
  I can be as pointless and quiet as required by your blues
                      I can be your mirror
  I can be your best friend
                             I'm your pusher
  I'm your cradle
                                     I'm your toy you can spin
  I am coming towards you,
           I hope you don't mind this news
  I'm so happy to see you standing with me,
                          I'm not alone.

Reviews

[Kathryn]

I really like this piece and the title it embodies. I also really like the aesthetic nature of the piece- the words all forming an arrow (perhaps cupid's arrow?). It personifies the ins and outs of the feelings the voice speaks of. A wonderful declaration.

[Pen Draggin']

You make me smile. "Cause I'm safe here with you," is a very poignant for me as really the apex of this poem. My favorite line is, "I'll pretend I'm rich enough for both of us to lose I can be as pointless and quiet as required by your blues." You are incredible.