St. Nothing Of Nowhere

It's really a song, about death in the middle of a failing relationship. Trying to wrap my brain around the loss.

St. Nothing Of Nowhere

(A Song)

 

Music leads to laughter

Just like loving leads to tears

I felt your space beside me

Never fading through the years

Sorry hangs its faces

On the doorpost every night

I blessed myself with sugar

But I could not get it right

 

I am breathing underwater

Like a flower made of rain

I hid myself in silence

Like a sister made of flames

But the burning and the weeping

Make quiet lonely friends

Too much recrimination

Spoils the sweetest of amends

 

I go from you in stillness

With candle and with bell

A book of cold tomorrows

With a price too low to sell

I can make peace with the chasm

Where your voice used to be

A half-forgotten lover

For a fool who could not see

 

Break me with your whiskey

‘Cause it’s cold and dark as hell

The ease of false repentance

Is a story I know well

I twist my words with candy

But they cannot make excuse

There’s no rest or restitution

Because you would not tell the truth

 

-Zoe Richardson 

Reviews

[mattavelli]

Hello, Zoe! :) this is lovely poetry. I especially liked
"A half-forgotten lover
For a fool who could not see"
&
"I twist my words with candy
But they cannot make excuse"

Lovely lines. Thanks for sharing.

[Zoe Richardson]

Matt, I absolutely love your name. Thank you so much for reading. I am glad you enjoyed it and took the time to comment!

[Coyote Poetry]

Dear Zoe. You write with a veteran pen.
"Break me with your whiskey
‘Cause it’s cold and dark as hell"
The lines above. So strong, so powerful. You took the reader with you to dark places and honest thoughts. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Zoe Richardson]

Thank you, dear Coyote! It is so rewarding when someone likes my small attempts. Don't forget, you, the reader, are the one who brings the meaning!

[Coyote Poetry]

You did well dear Zoe and you are welcome.