Wednesday, February 6, 2013

To the Hopeless Romantic Devoid of Hope



First time sucks. Your heart stopped,
your breath—willow-wisp gasps.
Yeah, yeah, we all know it hurts.
You feel like bird fodder,
flower seeds that passed through acid juice
and meat grinders
on a non-stop route to the butt of all bad jokes.
I really like plate dahlias.
Congrats, the witch-doctor gurus say, this is the point
where your otherwise pointless life began! Screw them
(in all things except blood oranges and pomegranates of flame).
It’s all a gambit to make money.

Don’t cry for help, little girl.
Superman saves only in myth,
and unknown to the rest of society,
happy endings are never really bliss.
Jellylike trails on the road left by human sliminess obstruct the way.
What does crying change about the fact
your first love was a jerk?
So what, life chugs on. CHOO CHOO. Don’t get run over
or your body will break,
forget your heart, it’s not that vital anyway.
Just man up already.
There are plenty of toys in the sandbox and
trees in the forest. Here, I’ve got a million of these,
so take my axe and start chopping.
A good fire always solves cold feelings.

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