Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Digital Collage, 2021.
No dice
The dealer
Our hidden saviour
The gamble rolled
Not in our favour
Now was not the flavour
Of you and I
And that was the end
At least it should have been
But my mind churned relentlessly
We’d see each other happenstantially
And the spark
Ignited from ember
Refused to die
I’m burning up
I’m fever pitch
It’s uncouth to say
In times like this
I’m leaving my body
So bring me back to earth
But it choked me most
It bound me when
The most romantic thing
You ever said
Was you said you wanted me ugly
A paper bag over my head
A romantic phrase
At first that does not seem
Except to conceal
“Eyes burnt into my memory”
It didn’t work
Meant to put you at ease
We sipped
Our chai was dirty
Jesus help me
I’m shaking
It’s just the coffee
Maybe
Just breath
Just breath
Exhale
Just breath
And I’d catch your breath
If you let me
But not everyone lives
Like my two boys and me
So I need to back away
So slowly
I know the three
I know the tragedy
I know awaits the company
Of who we keep
In secrets
But on second gasp
There’s second guess
Return
Return
To this blissful mess
In this bed we made together
Damn, that’s tempting
To eat the fruit
Before it rots
To make taste while it’s still juicy
The flavour of utter urgency
An emergency
Of choice to behold
For life rushes in
And waits not to be told
To become dull and dim
A shade of whatever could have been
Lean in
Risk annihilation
For regret is heavy
And I’d tear you apart in ecstasy
If you let me
Regret me later
Regret me louder
You’re shaking
Exhale
Just breath
It’s just the coffee
Maybe
Exhale
Just breath
Though I’d vanish on thee
To consult fair Libra
With her brass scales
To weigh this taste against the known
Or Anubis, my heart against his feather
For one decision would affect another
And it would not be in my favour
Anubis, my heart
Against the feather
I weaved
It wisped away
You’re shaking
Or is it me?
It’s just the coffee
Maybe
Just breath
Just breath
I’m sorry
I need to leave
Exhale
Just breath
Still it chokes me most
When I remember when
The most romantic thing
You ever said
Was you said you wanted me ugly
A paper bag over my head
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“Want Me Ugly”
