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vinny Jun 2016
i'll never leave the place
with gray cloudy skies
threatening to rip open
at any time
and the sun sometimes shines
just enough to know it's there
intense brief glimpses
then disappears
and the girl i love more
than anything before
always and forever
never together
nothing is innate
life's cruelest ironies
always testing my fate
at night i'll sit on my back porch
and smoke an Amsterdam ****
listen to the world unwind
and dream of what i'll never have
it's all in my mind
the constant battle
who am i kidding
i'll never leave
Seattle
home.  finally.
vinny May 2016
she asked
if this is what it feels like
to be free
i said no way baby
it gets better and better
everyday all the time
at least for me
go ahead and accuse
say i'm enabling
my commitment is real
love unwavering
so i'm feeding your monster
to transform you tangible
you love me
i know you said it
but i need something more real
than republic credits
vinny May 2016
you mastered the art of
selling your goods
not a bargain to be had
that was understood
yes and they bought in bulk
like you knew they would

when you ran out of stock
they identified alternative suppliers
to pull out their fingernails
with needle nose pliers

supply and demand baby
straight up for all to see
you thought you had it handled
i told you to get a business degree

please don't kid yourself
your not unique
now stripped of your powers
twitch and tweak

as you come crawling back
seething in denial

take a load off

maybe stay
with me
awhile?
vinny May 2016
I loved our time
before your demise
it was innocent and pure
more than we could endure
you would jump in my arms
wrap your legs around my waist
as I inhaled deeply
khali mist all I taste
I stayed in Seattle for you
left everything I knew
then our contract ended
and you chose not to renew
there was a glorious moment
trapped in your
thicket
thorns digging in deep
welcoming it
as I succumbed
peace overcame
I realized
I never
loved
myself
until
I
loved
you.
don't sweat it
vinny May 2016
I made huge mistakes
yesterday
and did great things
today
it never seems
to null out
*though
vinny May 2016
In all your chaos
I realized serenity
The ultimate humility
Loving something so much
and knowing it will never be
you'll never know how much of a gift you were to me
vinny Apr 2016
You told me the story
When you first met your Dad
You were 18
There was a note on a windshield
and a friend in between
It was the most intimate moment
You had ever shared with me
A moment to behold
I felt like I was there
watching it unfold
It is such an honor
to be a part of that
through your
eyes and
heart
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