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12. till tonight do us part
by Nanette Bellmani'm not starving and you're not a third world country.
there's no need to fight like this
with infomercials or bomb threats or AIDS outbreaks.
what makes you think i want this?
what makes you think i need this?
what makes you think this is how it has to be?
i don't live in the moment.
i live in the seconds.
i live in the hours and the days that have yet to come.
and it's clear that you've never really been loved
by anyone. anyone at all.
don't hold that against me because it's not a beautiful body.
it's not a sin for me to pay for so don't expect me to die for it.
because if you have been, you'd get it.
it's not something to catch like a fever.
and it's clear that you've never really loved
anyone. anyone at all.
because if you have
you wouldn't let me do this.
you wouldn't allow this to happen.
you wouldn't being doing it to me.
my bags are always packed and i'm ready to go
i'm one foot in your heart, the other out the door.
11/13/2008 Author's Note: we need a treaty. a peace offering. i need something else.
Posted on 11/13/2008
Copyright © 2024 Nanette Bellman
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 11/14/08 at 06:47 AM I love how this moves, where it goes from that great first stanza. It's a hell of a good trip. |
| Posted by Johnny Crimson on 11/17/08 at 06:54 PM Move Out!!! :) |
| Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 11/18/08 at 03:09 AM one of the best opening lines i've come across in a while. very strong, sucks you in and punches you in the gut. love it |
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