POETRY

 

 

I was walking down the street today and an older man asked me about you

We'll, he asked if I was still with that..."pretty lil' skinny thing ?"

I asked, which one?  Then he told me he had taken a picture of us

together, outside the bar across the street a few years ago.

He said it was his favorite picture. That you could tell.

 

We were in love.

 

Then I remembered the night.

I remembered you.

Who I was then.

Who we were.

 

I remember thinking that I could

love you then.

 

I couldn't,

and

I

didn't

 

really.

 

You didn't want

me to

any

way

 

We were just

God's

that happened

to be

clashing

 

But after the flash of this man's camera went off

we became actors

as well

 

An unknowing Versace

and

golightly

lovers

engaged

 

We became a basic story

A man thought enough to think

we'd last

 

That we could love

That we loved

once

 

We became

 

ART

 

If only this once

To this one man

 

We did it

 

The only thing we ever really wanted

What we tore ourselves and each other

apart for

 

Became something beautiful

 

I had stopped listening as the thoughts were

rushing thru my head

 

When I focused again

tears

were streaming down

my face

 

and (you) asked

if I was

alright

?

 

I apologized

and

excused

my

self

 

I needed to tell you

I tried to call you

 

but...!!!

 

you didn't answer

 

So I'm doing this

so you'll

understand

 

You can relax now

Set your blade down

and

breath

 

I will never speak to that man again

I will avoid him if I see him

Pretend I'm getting a call

or

have to catch a train

or that

someone

is

die

ing

 

As long as he never knows

that our love is a

lie

 

Then we can stay art

We can stay beautiful

 

I want you to know I was walking down the street today

and an older man asked me, about you

 

It was beautiful

and

I wish

you

could

feel

it

2

 

 

 

By

Bad

Danny

Brown