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EJ Aghassi Dec 2013
i was asked to define love*

love is finding
that there are only
those two end
pieces left
of a loaf of bread
and throwing
them
away

even though you really want a sadwich
EJ Aghassi Dec 2013
fighting the drive
home every
second
that goes by

the shadowy trees
looming over me
mock
taunt

stop signs give
opportunity
for thought
to seep through

those loud
second thoughts
the ones
you hear over
music

louder than the night

invisible forces
guide my feet &
hands towards
the familiar

but

my eyes
mind
soul
search desperately
for something else

i don't know where you
lay
or where your loyalties lie
you may not
even be real at all

but there is something
that makes me
yearn to turn

away from the
obvious path before me

and towards that
immutable
stellar
pull

to immerse myself
in you;
in every sense
of phrase

but this long
dark road keeps
calling my name

the winding
expected
familiarity

so soon
won't release
it's grip on me
EJ Aghassi Nov 2013
my footsteps
were met
with the echo
of my steps

figures
apparitions
lost souls

every corner
porch front
driveway

the moon frowned
or perhaps smiled
as I met its mood
eye to eye

dead end
dead friends
dead dreams

bad vibes
a bad time
waiting down the street

for me

pulling
somehow enchanting

demeaning
full of meaning

I stopped
I shook
I turned

and walked back toward the lights
EJ Aghassi Nov 2013
left surprised
to no surprise

as kaleidoscope lights
show your skirt of stripes
& peace sign eyes

It's over 30 years ago
but no matter where or when
I'd still feel out of place

perfection
caters itself to your grace

and no matter
where I look

I see you

it's taunting the way you
move

and even worse
when you're standing alone

because try
try
try
as a might

I couldn't bear the weight
of being so
small
in your eyes

so once more
I bask

in insignificance
and reluctance

a self-defeating
sore thumb

always out of place
EJ Aghassi Nov 2013
oh when
oh when

will the stomach stop churning

when
will
vivid images of you burning
stop burning

it's almost funny
how these things work out

i would laugh
if i could

but i can't
so i won't

at the same time though
in rule of opposites i see you

beautiful in a sundress
for once happy to see me

although you're long dead
there's no crying or mourning

and even though you're long gone
i think i'll wake easy next morning

even though you should cease
to be happy and at peace

there is still some sick comfort
in knowing you're pleased

in hindsight i know
it could never be me

that could endure
the cruelty that harbors your near-empty center

sometime soon
perhaps

the moon's
light will clasp on your casket

and i'll be there
remembering

a second necessary death
far gone
EJ Aghassi Nov 2013
you smell of flowers
and the thought of your touch
has me running
and running
and running

through the field of them

they grow for you
they grow because
you wake up in the morning

they bloom because you breathe,
you sigh
your heart beats
and they open up with relief
because you are here

you exist

you make me feel
so wonderful
so very
wonderfully minuscule

in sadness
i am happy
because in that feeling
i am real

and real
is how
i long
for you
EJ Aghassi Nov 2013
what is it about you?
what is it really?

it's more than
your pretty face
they are everywhere
& I love everyone
because I seem to love
so easily

why can't I stand,
the thought of standing near you?

don't get me wrong
I'm not repulsed
quite the opposite,
actually
&so; very very
intimidated
by whatever it is
that you do

what gave you the right
to do this to me?

I didn't give you
permission
to crawl under my skin
and yet you slither
around veins&
organs
my body won't fight you

is this what they mean
by "tunnel vision?"

the nights grow more
blurred
and yet you stand more
clear than ever
no one is around
and it couldn't possibly matter less
I'm enamored
I close my eyes
and feel your smooth skin

why isn't it you that feels
this way?
do I make you over analyze?
do I make you second guess?
do I make you sick with
worry& self scrutinization?

I think the easy answer is
I ask too many questions
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