He’s forgiven all of it
cheating, lies, frantic solitude,
but he can’t forgive her lips.
Love/hate, two edges
of a sharp knife hold him
to a smile, the plump sound
of his name canonized by a kiss.
He’s tasted honey for a season,
felt promises brush along his spine,
drank tears from her lips when
nothing made sense except bodies
erasing the world outside four walls.
Illusion, he’s part of an act,
a magician’s assistant dancing
on the needle points of her demands.
He will never be enough…..
The more she wants…the less he becomes…
©Susie Clevenger 2016
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Lots of love,
Sanaa
He will never be enough…..
The more she wants…the less he becomes"… wow, those are powerful words. You describe this relationship well.
"Love/hate, two edges
of a sharp knife hold him
to a smile, the plump sound
of his name canonized by a kiss."
A killer of a write Susie!
of his name canonized by a kiss" is my favorite line.....and the ending, "the more she wants, the less he becomes" is so very insightful!!