#3
You wore my clothes to work
And now I’m wearing the dress
of last night’s skin you shed, and left
on my living room floor this morning
When I talk about us
I always end up saying again, again
Because I’ve met my living proof of
those ride or die friends
people are always talking about
It’s really just been one sweaty,
rain-soaked, blanket-clad, beer sticky
sweeping embrace
standing on a porch, shouting in a thunderstorm,
hiding out on the couch
What do you call the opposite
of a fair-weather friend?
We’re the daily shit storm forecast
Brought to you by: mutual existential dread
a fierce loyalty, and a splash
of the ole razzle-dazzle
Tonight you locked my door behind you
with the key you’ve saved me with twice
I go to bed without checking
thinking maybe it’s just about practice
in reaching out and holding on.
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I’m not sure I get it, but I liked it enough to read it several times
poems that invoke curiosity while being an interestingly fun read are some of the best poems… much enjoyed.
Outstanding. Nice attempt at capturing the uncapturable knockdown-dragout connection
i get it 🙂 lovely!