Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Cherries and hot tea

Like a chocolate fountain 
An unhygienic free for all at a cheap buffet
Smoke caught in the back of our throats
A gulp of cold air to force it through our lungs
Wisps whispering at 2 am
Tiny cold breaths collapsing on our faces
The world in playback 
In a playbook I could control
But not reverse
Moonlit boy
Why do you burn me like paper?
Feed me in like ghost money

Wisps whispering at 3 am
Expectant eyes gaze on
Laughter but not with me

A month in furlong
Worlds apart but we always were
You never tried to build a bridge
I’ve tried to scale my wall
But you poured molten chocolate down the sides
Coated me in sweet sadness
Left me clinging to diabetic memories

A cavity in my canine