Saturday, May 10, 2014

standing on the shoulders of god


standing on the shoulders of god

i look out at all that has never been

distant horizons harboring dead ends

i face a mirror

but can’t find a friend

 

this street is bittersweet

like the whiskey that washes

the windows of my eyes

 

i know i am in love

if i could just recognize the disguise

 

i waver in-between

“love what is me”

to the other extreme

“tell me what you want me to be

for you to love me

transform me

till i am the definition of

          desire and touch”

 

it won’t matter much

shift the gears

press down the clutch

determine the speed

acceptance is my need

on what do you feed

someone to use and abuse

or someone whose behavior

          you excuse

love is a game of blind man’s bluff

 

secure the blindfold

make it rough

stumble around

and aimlessly grope

for any definition of love

 

a fragile term

whose definition we unlearn

with each ship that leaves

us stranded on the shore

 

do you need shiny armor

or a whore

i’m sure i will be

unsuccessful at both

 

but certainly your love will never stray

to one who has lost his way

on the dark streets of decay

 

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