Old Flame

1.

her life was
a heroic tragedy
its sordid pages
unfolding
in our boudoir
midnight confessional
my penis
a clumsy finger
thumbing the leaves
of a suicidal memoir

2.


I used to know a girl
who had sadness in her eyes
even when she smiled

I thought I could chase it away
with my earnest seduction
but you know what thought did

I spent years thinking of that girl
knowing that I had erred
when the sliding door closed

I went back in time in my mind
found the precise moment
that I made the sadness stay


3.

You gave me a daisy
one small delicate flower


& I kept it safe in my box of nothings


I didn't preserve it very well
but maybe you should have
given me a better flower

4.

A friend said:

"she's just like puttin on an old pair of jeans
& goin for a ride on yer bike
hopin yesterday's undies
aren't hangin out the leg!"