Litany of Life

Bitter

The taste of betrayal
Upon the tongue
Like day old coffee left to burn

The roaring in her ears
Matched the pounding in her head
And suddenly

Ice

Foolish

That is what hearts can be
Leading us down paths
Better untaken despite what others say

Buried beneath a pile of rubble
Her body left to decay or be eaten
Bit by bit by those annoying vultures

Cry

Hard

The sun keeps rising and setting
Despite the fact that she is dead
For all intents

Life gets lost in day to day
And love gets left or disturbed
Or blinded or misbegotten

Life

Death

Runs down the narrow staircase
To catch you in the lobby
Just as you retrieve your mail

They find you with that look,
The one he used to love
Mix of naivety and surprise

Burns

Inflicted upon the heart
Body craves the cut of flesh
Lust seems oh so distant

Learn to be alone again
Taking out the trash yourself
Washing single plates left to dry

Broken

Glass

When the dark of night
Creeps upon your heart
And scalds with its deep despair

You see that nothing
Will end the pain except
For your own willfulness

Strong

Heat

The thing he most despised
Your inability to stop the lies
And needing to be free

Caged, locked, bound to him
Was his desire but your wings
Were a constant hindrance

Fly

Free

I cannot be tamed
He tried and failed thankfully
For I am too strong to be owned