being your aftermath

being your aftermath

 

 

heat seeking missile 

your scent

finds its target

and i succumb

 

the damage catastrophic

in a perfect way

i fall like a long-legged building

too many stories high to count

 

and collapse gracefully into your arms

as the polluted memories scatter

you are my new insurance claim

and it is neither here nor there to me

 

whether i collect anything more

than another kiss or two

rebuilding is just an intrusion

 

because I’d rather be your happy rubble

than your disengaged exclusion…

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

5/2/18

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

love blooms even among the dead ;) i find myself feeling quite happy for your collapsed target ... and who can not relate to that seeing across the room ...now you must listen to this old song my friend ;)
https://youtu.be/OIaH2qj9LZM
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind comment, E. and now to the song.
j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

like that film...good song...have you ever heard Jay and the Americans' version of it?

[Einstein Noodle]

not that i recall...i will give it a listen asap :)