Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Definition of Regret

Like untying a knot with honey and motor oil fingers
Mixed so that the sweetness is no longer edible
The gold and the black swirled into a cacophony of clumping words
Time stiffening the loops into a tangled nest where nothing hatches

The cache becomes a bastion for cuckolds and spilt ice cream cones
Children indulge in whimpering under a stoic sun
Adult comprehension is always late like what to do after the period
Is not where one expected

Hands become paddles or pariah nubs motioning memories
Of times around midnight, bars, and sheets
Crosses on necks and white bleeding out doorways
Screaming like a man knowing he will be broken in two

The universe stabbing in subtle songs like ghosts laughing on iPod shuffle
Opportune interpretations of passers in the hallway
Time abiding at the proper speed which appears slower than human request
That each side makes a choice and without the counterbalance


One will never know the definition of regret 

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