(liar)

"if you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything" Mark Twain

 

all 

I wanted 

was to see your bones

your bone-saw tongue

slit my fancy lie

spliced our simple souls

crushed our safe separation

 

metal <<on>> metal

f r i c t i o n

 

remember?

 

in that sinful salvation

we were resurrected

 zombie cherubs aflame

phantom limbs creaking

in the thoughtless breeze

 

remember?

 

fire faces!

kerosene tongues!

burned my temple down

turned my apple black

twisted my mystery

until my tears

had wild wings

wings had hungry holes

my holes had holy you

to embrace

 inflame

unfix

 

in that spontaneous grave

we were almost nothing

we were children again

for a blessed thought

for a mischievous taste

 

remember?

 

.o.

you don’t?

(liar)

Reviews

[Damien Davison]

This is an amazing poem, the choice of words... Wonderful...

[Lily Mae]

wow.. this is powerful..xo

[Larry Dyson]

So true!