Monday, February 8, 2010

sound wave [2002]


‘…yet again you are wearing your angry face
and I am all of a sudden knowing – this is serious
full on and head first into my fault
sleep brings metabolism
and arms so recently flailing about me now reach to smother the bruises with “you’re my darling aren’t you?”’s
only amongst friends are you affectionate when sober
ever tight-fisted when you’re not
and I am suspended in this amber fluid between us
muffling your words surfing harsh waves to find me
but not so much as that I cannot catch their drift
sinking with pots
sunk with a final pint glass
when I say good night I am left in silence, on the edge of the opposite side of our bed
hearing my own voice betray me
and wishing as it travels away from here
that I could be but one sound wave behind it…’

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