A Touch of Blue

it’s you! the dirty culprit,

the fire licking my bones,

the sunny eyes splashing smiles across

a tired soul.

you tied

a balloon around my heart, fashioned a bow, and exclaimed,

“ta-da! I AM here! and happiness! is YOURS!”

you grinned.

and i tripped over a hill of joy, headfirst into your happy valley,

where i came to find,

you already lived happily

with your wife.

i made haste;

i wound my arms like ribbons (,like shackles,) around your waist

and i tied a lie around my eyes: a blind, stupid knot

(around stolen property).

winding, winding, charmeuse highways around your body.

winding, winding,

i liked my work of art.

winding, winding,

until

i

made

a

leash.

hush hush.

your

sunshine

splashed no more.

hush… hush.

i crawled

back to my winter.

sweet,

come back to my forest, please

, and scorch my trees again.

i want your ember in my bones; again,

and, hear,

my heartbeat resound with

apology;

(hush, hush.)

i promise

to leave my ribbons in the fireplace

if you keep

weaving your sunsets

around my heart.

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