Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Way You Lie

The sweetest sound I have ever heard
Was one that most would find quite absurd

It was when I had found myself in a bind
By people who had found themselves undermined....

They asked me right away to relinquish the truth
Something I was simply unable to do!

& just before I admitted defeat
A man yelled out, "it wasn't her, it was me!"

Now, I would NEVER ask one to fall on his sword
But by the way that he lied, I couldn't help but adore....

His demeanor so steady, his voice, not even a squeak!
Such a selfless act followed by a beautiful technique

So, yes, the truth is that I fell in love with a lie
& after all of this, it was love I'd deny...

Rest In Peace

**Dedicated to Ms. Pat James**

As I watch the bright stars pierce thru the night's sky

I find myself a little more than preoccupied...

I think of death, & how to be

A person depleted by their lost identity

Making my death impossible to fear

Despite how much my life is revered...

It's confusing to deny the sanctions of fate

To wish that time could somehow abdicate...

I've died before, it wasn't enough

The result is now my skin is TOO tough

So, in the end My soul has learned this:

Every death is sealed with a kiss...