I don’t know what it means to be
I don’t know what it means to be
A steak dinner.
I don’t know what it feels like to be
In a microwave oven.
I can’t even begin to fathom
The depths of your heart
But I still
Plan to eat you
Alive.
Tag Archives: Relationships
All they do is take
Once upon a time
I was in love with a man
but he betrayed me.
He
took
my
chocolate
covered
pretzels.
Leaving me no choice
but to kill him.
We Affect Each Other
We affect each other
push and pull on each other’s emotions
if we drown we drag people down with us
if we fly others draft in our wake.
vent your frustrations into somebody’s ear
watch their smile disappear
or
laugh until they can’t help laughing too
love until they are loving you
It gets bigger.
Sometimes you are part of something beyond yourself
sometimes you are angry for no reason
and the people on the street match your mood
sometimes you overhear conversations
or see a trend on social media
which inexplicably echo your private feelings.
Is it the moon?
Herd instinct?
Illusion?
When I didn’t have feelings
I watched it happen
distantly curious.
Now that I’ve found my heart
I am swayed with the populace
flowing where they flow.
Ardently curious
and still no answer.
My neighbors
My neighbors
raise their voices to each other
at their front door
on a Saturday morning.
She shuts him out.
Let me in, he says.
Lana. Lana. Lana.
He calls her name
gently, patiently
with a trace of humor
and a deep seated
carefully masked
trace of Fear.
It isn’t long
before she opens the door.
He goes inside
acting
very
calm.
As if the most precious thing he had was
not
hinged upon his graciously handling
the delicate situation.
Nothing Without You
Please don’t leave me.
I need you
To be myself.
I can’t take life without you.
I don’t know what I would do.
I will change.
Whatever I have done wrong, I can change it.
I’ll do the dishes more.
I’ll work out.
I’ll get a better job.
Don’t leave me.
You like that guy better?
I can be that guy.
Whatever he has that I don’t have,
Just let me know what it is,
And I’ll have it too.
Yes, people can change.
I am a blank, empty shell.
Please
Fill me with whatever you need.
I don’t know what I am without you.
I’ll be whoever you need.
How can you turn an offer like this down?
Don’t you want to be worshipped?
Don’t you want a slave?
Isn’t this
The ultimate love?
How can I give you
A fulfilling relationship?
Please
One more chance.
I’ll try harder
To be better.
A new man.
A different man.
Let me try again.
Sarah D. Silvey 