Formerly
K.W. Poole © 9/26/2020
I am not strong around you and it is not because I think you are handsome
I do not lose myself in the depths of your crystal eyes or contagion of a sly selfloving smile
Your charms DO nOT embrace me
Where I am lost
is
in the power of
your selfish force
The one that you believe has hold over me
The one that YOU believe as you predecessors have granted you
The One that YOU believe makes me bound to you
for eternity…
Though we are not
YOU are Not
We Are FORMER
YOU are MY former
Lost but not forgotten
You place your eyes upon me with a hunger never satisfied
You pretend it is a joke
An inside one
That no one else will ever observe or feel
In repercussion or neglect
But you neglect to see YOU
You ask for a peek, smile all sly as I try to stand my quavering ground
I DO NOT want to give you this piece of me
YOU have had TOO MANY PIECES
You may not HAVE this
"FUCK OFF!" My mind calls out enveloping my aching heart with pressure so great my head implodes intact
Find the nipple you chose and grasp at her
Or are the lies between youtoo as strong as they were befor-between US?
You have NO IDEA who you are
Or WHAT you want
Never did
Never will
Because you will not look
backward
sideways
and/or
FORMERLY.
K.W. Poole © 9/26/2020
I am not strong around you and it is not because I think you are handsome
I do not lose myself in the depths of your crystal eyes or contagion of a sly selfloving smile
Your charms DO nOT embrace me
Where I am lost
is
in the power of
your selfish force
The one that you believe has hold over me
The one that YOU believe as you predecessors have granted you
The One that YOU believe makes me bound to you
for eternity…
Though we are not
YOU are Not
We Are FORMER
YOU are MY former
Lost but not forgotten
You place your eyes upon me with a hunger never satisfied
You pretend it is a joke
An inside one
That no one else will ever observe or feel
In repercussion or neglect
But you neglect to see YOU
You ask for a peek, smile all sly as I try to stand my quavering ground
I DO NOT want to give you this piece of me
YOU have had TOO MANY PIECES
You may not HAVE this
"FUCK OFF!" My mind calls out enveloping my aching heart with pressure so great my head implodes intact
Find the nipple you chose and grasp at her
Or are the lies between youtoo as strong as they were befor-between US?
You have NO IDEA who you are
Or WHAT you want
Never did
Never will
Because you will not look
backward
sideways
and/or
FORMERLY.
The Run
© 3/30/20 By KW Poole
It used to be I ran from place to place
Like The Flash at an unstoppable pace
Door to door
Store to store
Passing others without the recognition of a face
Then,
Time stood still and caught my breath
Threatening a possible, untimely death
Every day a little pause
As Mother Earth added this new clause:
Existence precarious as that of MacBeth
Daily I run
But now for fun
The outdoor beckons me with her air
The sun and light I wish to share
With passers by, at distance, but not to shun
We are but one, apart and undone
I smile and wave
Sing Happy Birthday to a brave
neighbor boy, eight this very day
Without a party or friend with whom to play
He grins
and soaks it in
And off I run again.
© 3/30/20 By KW Poole
It used to be I ran from place to place
Like The Flash at an unstoppable pace
Door to door
Store to store
Passing others without the recognition of a face
Then,
Time stood still and caught my breath
Threatening a possible, untimely death
Every day a little pause
As Mother Earth added this new clause:
Existence precarious as that of MacBeth
Daily I run
But now for fun
The outdoor beckons me with her air
The sun and light I wish to share
With passers by, at distance, but not to shun
We are but one, apart and undone
I smile and wave
Sing Happy Birthday to a brave
neighbor boy, eight this very day
Without a party or friend with whom to play
He grins
and soaks it in
And off I run again.