Caretaker

What do you need?

Only good for the good times.

Always there

Make you feel fine.

Sit down.

Need to unwind.

Don't look out for me

You ain't got the time.

So

Watch me drip

Crimson pain

Of a different vein.

Make my breakdown a spectacle.

See what else you can gain.

Author's Note

1.5.2018 This is another one of the poems I wrote but still needed to post to Writer's Cafe. Ignore grammar. Photo Credit: Embrace Sculpture - Eric Kilby

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This reminds me of the way we can sometimes have good-time friends, while there are other friends that help us thru the tough times. The ideal would be for each friend to relate to our ups & downs. But here you've pegged it perfectly, the way some people just don't want to know us when we're feeling down *sigh!* Fondly, Margie

[Fanicia E.]

Yeah, I think we're all a little more self-centered than we'd like to admit lol. Thank you Margie.

[Richard McLin]

Beautiful. There is something haunting about this piece, and I love that. It's quite dark, and I love that too. Great piece, and I look forward to reading more of your work.
-Richard

[Savanna Robbins]

I like it how it ended was unexpected. it was a good poem

[Fanicia E.]

thank you :)