Click here to hear the poet read his words:
and then
sometimes you drive me crazy
I start to think that maybe I’ll
be better off without you
I wonder is this all worthwhile
it isn’t easy getting close
when we have long lived single lives
especially when you and I
have tongues like cold sharp knives
we know just how to damage
with words fine laced like dirt
we probe to find the weak point
we know exactly how to hurt
and we have both grown selfish
unaware of others’ needs
we hide deep within our dark caves
until the fear of pain recedes
so we are quite reluctant
to venture brave outside
to where our hearts were ravished
to where life and love reside
you start to scratch my broken nerves
I wonder is this all worthwhile
the clouds are dark the rain pounds down
and then and then you smile
Pingback: and then | anelephantcant
So perfect.
Oh, that last line. Perfection!
Very nicely penned and read, C.E. – 🐘
Lovely, as usual.
…a smile speaks a thousand words after all. Lovely.
It’s all there: the falling in love, the frustration, the deliberate hurt, the risk, the great risk, and then – the smile.
It’s beautifully crafted and it’s life summed up.
And that final smile…
Thanks, Jenne. It’s sad that for too many of us there are more ‘broken nerves’ than smiles.