Thursday, February 14, 2019

Ultramarine

Again and again
Your silhouette spinning in slow motion
before the dimming lights
coming through the kitchen
Baby I can see your wounds
The walls are the decaying kind of navy
Is snow falling from the ceiling?
Why are we shivering?
Again and again
Blue veins snaking through our arms
We are ceramic art
Vulnerability on display
Even a needle can break us
These cravings are intrusive
Again and again
We are talking in slam poetry
Listen babe,
I'm leaving New York City
Don't come after me
Why are you covering your ears?
Violent delights have violent ends
I'm just not ready to love you
Again and again
Your fingertips on my lips
Your eyes a falling tide
The sky is ultramarine tonight
"Why aren't we fighting for that something anymore?"
Because this is more addictive than heroin
And I don't want to do this again and again
So why don't you go and love someone who loves you back?