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“When in Rome…” they mutter
tongue-in-cheek and lips aflutter. -
Elation wrung lifeless and covered in terror
deeper than in silence or pregnant pause. -
Lips curling tenuously upwards, trapped in tangled words unspoken lies curl untruths
She like butterflies caught up in his webs, whimpers weakly prayers as def -
I need air stirring around us in sighs and ringing laughter, shot through by glances
If your lips would part just a crack, teeth white and polished with the pa -
Rain-streaked days breed lonliness
malcontent seeping through cotton jackets -
winter broken down analytically;
forsaking the beauty of the whole. -
But let her blanket of darkness hide our tear-streaked faces
Let her clouds conceal the moment of your betrayal. -
Without answers, I am destined forever to hover:
a motionless statue, wading bird, and fearful lover.
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