shameless book promotion time! one last poem from ‘a distilled spirit’ published in 2018.
i suppose what makes me proudest about ‘a distilled spirit’ is that it’s my first poetry collection, poems lifted from my booze-stained notebooks and cobbled into cohesive form. it was my launching point as i’ve refined my voice over subsequent years and that’s the most important opportunity any writer can have.
sometimes ruminations are part dream part recollection. the following poem is just that.
‘a distilled spirit’ is available on amazon for your reading pleasure. if you enjoy it, please indulge me the favor of a review.
peace!
today’s selection is:
‘mercy killing’
do you remember that day you shushed me?
silk finger on my lips stilling
my pulse
clouds fell and you
caught them, dabbed
tears from my eyes, stole the
sun's rays, stabbed them
through my heart.
mercy killing, so was whispered
still i,
i could not talk, not
with your fist down my
windpipe, sweet charm tearing
me apart.
i should have thanked you, admitted
you were never
to blame
still i,
i was the quiet one
and you,
you so insane.
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