a burglar's prologue

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

stringent enterprise

tightly drawn purse

lips chapped from nervous prose

there is an ending to the story

but the pages suck the breath

out of the author

chapters shed light in dark rooms

unoccupied by hope

shadows hide behind locked smiles

she used to laugh once

when she didn't know herself

now it's backwards mania

that bankrupts her amusement

and makes life

a vault, impenetrable

a safe she can no longer crack

erin-cilberto

3/25/17

© 2017 jacob erin-cilberto

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Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..

I am not even going to attempt to interpret this very interesting piece ... I am sure there is a reason all yours that you chose to use the term burglar ...

Nine times out of ten, when someone burglarizes you and have drawn close to you, even if only for a short time in order to get to know you--all of which is directed at gaining access, inspection of probable inventory, and trust, to later betray that trust in lifting your possessions ...

I had my place of business burglarized back in 1991 ... I was well prepared for a burglar from without in the form of some stranger, having taken all kinds of protective precautions to hinder a potential burglar from entering the building ... What I did not count on was that a smart burglar will even go to work for you, hence knowing the layout, the security, and the business hours ... That said, an employee creatively found another way in that was far too simple for my complicated mind, and he cleaned me out, even taking the clock off the wall ... LOL! ...

There are other forms of burglary besides that of a home or a business ... There are those who will cleverly burglarize your mind, reaping trusted information from you to use to their advantage later ... Experienced some of that, too, in my life ...

At any rate, Burglary is a crime that I equate right up there with a lesser form of rape ... Because when it happens to you, especially by someone you trusted, you do feel violated, molested, fondled, invaded, and taken advantage of against your will ... It can really take some getting over, even though, to most, it is not that big a thing ... To me, it was ...

I really enjoyed this piece ... Wish I had written something this grand regarding the a*****e who cleaned me out years ago ...

Marv