Never and Always

“I never trusted love,”

You scream

“Your eyes are filled with lies

It seems”

And never and always are never extremes

“I never trusted love

Never trusted you either.”

 

The sunset drags our romance into the ocean

I notice your barstool is empty today

Tourists are dying to pretend to belong here

But no one notices

 

Florida waits like the angel of death

On caravans of old folks alone in the darkness

The driver is cursing the red lights and traffic

A passenger is crying

 

I hold your hand in an antiseptic nightmare

You stare at me without knowing my name

Fifty years disappears like morning fog in the sunshine

I’m sorry I love you

Goodnight and goodbye

 

Waves rush ashore an endless parade of indifference

While soft words try to soothe the damage of devotion

There is no excusing blatant trials or dull errors

Yield or suffer

 

“I always trusted love,”

I scream

“Your love is plenty more than enough

It seems”

And never and always are always extremes

“I always trusted love

Always trusted you too.”

Author's Note

remarks???