Saturday, February 15, 2014

No Tell Motel

Added weight 
A paint brush
With ink
And a lens
Your sacred geometric patterns couldn’t stop my broken pieces 
turning into gold

Even when I’m drifting out of sleep the first thoughts on my mind are your words
A fire 
A glacier
A million miles away 
But still 
The burning sun

I would like to blame you
For my blood
In a dirty motel and a needle right to the heart
Pretending to be my mother
For my blood 
Call after call leaving a verbal suicide note 
a plea for forgiveness
For my blood
At a loss 
Because the desert was supposed to be a safe haven 
But Tucson was always a little dirty

I would like to blame you
Because I did not flee 
Or spread my ashes 
Painted gold 
Through the mountains, the Sonoran 
I didn’t peel my eyes blue

I would like to blame you
I would 
but it was never you







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