a fresh moon so serious
stands in mine eyes' path
oh sweet, pale, splash'ed night
how you speak to the soul
in rhythmns of quiet, confused wrath
fog flanked bridge looms up ahead
before the drag of such frozen fretter's feet
escort these non too romantic thoughts
gingerly back to safety
for hearth and home awaits this night
a none too satisfied heart
reaching for the morrow
she whispers back
of a love
dashed all too hastily
once slumped through the archways of security
a clicked tongue once too glib
settles silent
upon but the memory of your simply spoken sentences
so sweet like antifreeze
so damning like acid rain
YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL
ANYONE WOULD LOVE YOU
BUT SADLY
I DO NOT
and in the cadence of your honest words
my heart lost its regular beat
as away from a possible promise of joy
I sullenly walked away
defeated in the dead of night
on a deserted city street...........
( written Aug 8,2006 1am