our little world of endless cradles
and cradling
was held together by love
and a growing fear

and so it became that there was
only those who hurt me
and you--
you, glorious and adorn with
the solemn great hope that
we would swallow
each other whole...

in embrace--tender,
lit eyes ablaze by
each other, no longer
to worry about
anyone
else

each other, we had--forever?
no, in a moment's eternity, where
eternity is felt like a mother's
kiss and abrupt rapture--

you threw me out of your heart
because i wouldn't leave,
adamant for forever's
return

no, you said, no
alms would bring
us back

to grieve over my missteps
and the pain i caused leaves me
dreaming i'm
driving in reverse and
i can't stop i
cant stop and
i crash into
some parked car
and when
i struggle
to escape
i am met
by a yelling officer
screaming "you
killed them! you
killed them!" and
in my horror
i reach for him
and embrace him
as he weeps