Sunday, May 2, 2010

And your smile is the reason I am still alive

We The Broken China Dolls


In the whirlwind of unanswered pleas
Spat back like vending machine change
From the genie jar of well-wishes,
         The weary insincere mop crinkled brows
         With wary eyes in haggard countenance
         Weary shine dampened by romance spots on tissue.

Every clarity forsaking me
In news reels of microfilm vision
Swimming against the dowsing rod
That has claimed my lusted, rusted orbs
As it's potentially hapless victim.

(I already walked the aisle
And took my hypocritic oath
With a reveler's hand on my shoulder.)

Everything within climbs over the clamor and out
(Digging trenches of crusted precari)
Retreating from ruddy child with muddy cheeks
         Wanting only water, hugs and candy
         With their human rain-delayed smiles

My twin spirits dilate with greed
I cannot move forward and yet I can't leave.

And I only see a sawdust-stained iris.

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