Conservatory lights
illuminating as I exhale
cigarette smoke from a mouth full of words
I will never speak.
Something so easy,
an answer so simple,
eighteen nights since I last stood at the window.
The night sky is clear,
and everything’s changed.
The corner sits empty,
bottles untouched,
poems unwritten,
tears I refused to cry.
Cold air bites my skin,
tiny lights in the sky look down on someone entirely different,
and I smile.
I close the window.
… I don’t need it anymore.
(c) 2008.
Morning
December 13, 2011 at 7:37 pm
powerful imagery..
wow.
Happy Poetry Picnic.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:40 am
Thank you, Morning
John Evans
December 13, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Very nicely written, always hoping to encourage you with your creative genius…you are good.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:40 am
Thanks! It’s appreciated.
Daniel O. Casey
December 13, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Powerful stuff. Truly. I am moved in reading this, my own resolve bolstered by the words elegantly strewn by your pen.
Always a pleasure to read your posts. See you around.
Dan.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:40 am
Thank you very much Daniel
LifeInVerse
December 13, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Truly moving. It’s hard to recover after reading something that beautiful
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:40 am
Aw *blush*
Life: Between the lines
December 14, 2011 at 12:46 am
feels like an awakening, the crutch be gone!!!
thrilling flow!
happy gooseberry day!
http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/a-dream-and-a-whisper/
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:38 am
Thank you!
Emilino Emloile
December 14, 2011 at 1:41 am
Wow, this is full of emotion.
I love your writing — it’s very raw and honest, often brutally. Every time I read one of your posts, I feel like I can see the world through your eyes. Like I get to see everything from another perspective.
Thank you very much.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:37 am
Oh, thank you *smile* I suppose brutal is what I was going for.
Jenzy
December 14, 2011 at 1:50 am
As usual, honest and full of emotion, but written so beautifully ~ x
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 2:34 am
Thank you very much! x
charlesmashburn
December 14, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Wow! This is really good!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/wow/
halfwaybetweenthegutter
December 14, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Aw, thank you Charles! I hope you’re well.