tenement roses.

loving you means withstanding
the little knives
you use to cut away,
in sand-grain increments,
sliver after tiny sliver
of the innermost self
i foolishly placed in your palm

lip caught tight
between clenched teeth,
i listen to your latest volley,
transfixed,
watching the blood drop well
and slide unnoticed
along pale flesh that once withstood
only your fingertip caresses;

i stand
watching the inside
from the outside
held beyond the bubble
we once both lived in

Reviews

[Amberlight]

. . . I like this but for some reason, I was reading about white holes today, they are the opposite of blackholes, nothing can get in but everything can get out. Your last lines reminded me of the white hole: "i stand watching the inside from the outside held beyond the bubblewe once both lived in

[Mr.Boffin]

well done...very intense!

[Chris]

Ouch! Deep breath after listening to this one. To have the tone of this one soooo right, you have to have seen it up close - perhaps personal. I don't envy either view at all