One bright night
when she wasn’t very alert
a call from far away
Beckoned her to dark reasons
the cloaks of passion and confusion
hazed the moon
She gasped for air and light
’cause the path she was about to jaunt
was dark, suffocating and deceitful
With indisposition
her heart trended towards
dreary familiar territory
Of deceit, pain and guilt
that will tug at her heart
up and down her life
His beauty unclouded by malice-
put every woman to shame,
given a chance, every man
would kill him, with envy
The well-defined nose,
pale lips and sad eyes
ruffles of black hair
had my heart throbbing
My eyes dawdled on him
a magnetic pull fixed on his face
just a touch of his hand
would have been enough
His beautiful face frequented my heart
wanting to see him more
I stalked my memories
to catch a glimpse of him
I found him on the cold winter ground
his black hair white with snow
his sad eyes forever frozen
an empty bottle in his hardened hand
Tears from my eyes
froze on his iced cheek,
dropping next to his cold body
I gently kissed his dead blue lips
One touch will get me through this winter.
She dredges her feet
mumbling
she staggers
striking the pavement
she has been crying
running from the shadows
on the wall that enters her
room at night to mount her
she is reeking of alcohol
whiffs of wind blows
it into the faces of passersby
recede from her
she had a dream of a world
with the loves of her life
and here she is jumping from bed to bed
in the arms of others’ love
My first poem of 2011. Started on a sad note. This is a story of a woman I met few years ago.
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