CoffeeShop Blues
CHEAP SHOT
Those tangible forces of
honeycomb laced words that readily,
yet slowly,
drip from your mouth
with ease are finding it hard
to unlock
this clandestine heart.
My mind has been tangled before
by disclosures of promises,
raptures,
broken peace makers,
and the candy girls walking gently
down the hall
with tiny feet.
Tell me something that these ears
have not heard before
in a chaos of languages!
Can you truly inspire
a desensitized soul?
Is there honesty in your vigilance
in convincing me that
your attributes are noble
but admit where you're ignoble?
Too afraid to walk closer
to your words.
Any moment can rain shovels
from the sky to knock
me out,
senseless!
Only for me to wake up
crying in mute,
while grabbing on to frozen soil,
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