Love Lies

Love lies.

We were promised:

 

!  kisses as familiar as waterlogged fingertips on sunburned cheeks

! moments as exciting as hot breath on tender thighs

! whole nights of sex like dragons wrestling down the side of a cliff

! sore mornings of feathery cuddles and tandem shower dances

! songs that roll from honest teary eyes until the life-drums cease

! harmonized laughter Everafter

 

We got:

 

! unpayable bills lying like tombstones on the eerie kitchen table

! meaningless conversations about why we’re not okay, and what okay is

! sex-less nights of tired bodies lying too close not to feel the rejection

! mornings of dog s**t and cereal disputes and news of a world collapsing

! eventually, I got the torn up secondhand couch; you got the tearstained bed

! then long division that included everything

! severely severed thoughts

! clearly broken emotions

! awkward stares across an awkward world

 

Love lies.

We were promised a shiny sunrise that turned out to be an encroaching forest fire.

 

The burns always seem fresh.

Most days, I don’t even want to be touched.

Reviews

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Wow..

[Lily Mae]

Life try's so hard to bring the mundane into the physical side of a relationship.. but it's so key to keep the dragon sex,.,.to many people let it go with the pile of bills..xx excellent write..xx

[Kenneth The Poet]

Did you and Chris Vallaincourt collaborate on this. This reminds me of his writing style this morning. It's so awesome, it's just that awesome.

[Amy Bumpas]

This is what I got from this poem...everything starts out new, passionate,
then life happens and the mundane sets it...I can relate to this.

[Robin]

even matchbooks have fine print ...

[Ed Hart]

we don't seem to pay much attention to the lies we carry around