Do You Let Anyone See You?

Your shadow slides through days

undiscovered

Blending like dirty watercolors with

shadows of past lives and

people

Somewhere in the harsh fluorescence of

your own ridicule 

it leaves you standing in the center of the ocean

breathless

timeless

a l o n e

Now you appear at a desperate precipice

A single step

a blink of the eye

one last sigh of relief

The lust is tangible now

Remember.

Solid white blankets offer no comfort

in the strange city with its disinfected scent

Anger ricocheted from the walls

Warm concern held you

removing the smell of people with separate lives

and replacing it with aluminum flowers and water

Talk of "someday" dripped from

green apple lips

Golden eyes still see you, even now.

Reviews

[willweb]

This was exceptional. You are a very talented poet. I can not understand why you do not have more reviews. I enjoyed this immensely today.

Loved this:

"Blending like dirty watercolors with
shadows of past lives and
people"

[Malcolm J. Watt]

Hey. I finally looked into this reading group and found you. I like this poem very much. 'Talk of "someday" dripped from green apple lips. That is such a loaded line. Nice

[FireFly]

Thank you so much for reading me! I'm glad you enjoyed my writing!

[Malcolm J. Watt]

You've got my attention. The first bite was delicious, I will sup well on this kind of fare.