Ella Fields

Ella Fields Jun 2013

War

Remember the war.
You remember the war
of 1994?
When you struggled with yourself,
And left your dreams in a jar on a shelf
Collecting dust and grime
Stuck in a corner in the back on the right.
Remember when you fought yourself?
Trying to decide whether or not you needed help.
Trying to decide who you loved more
You or him, the terrible war of 1994.
Remember the war
Blood and gore
Spread across your face like war paint
And you screamed out your battle cry
For hours on until day became night
His words like bullets hitting your chest
Spitting out nails to conquer what was left
Both sides tried their best
To win something that was never really addressed
Blackmailing each other with things that were never confessed.
What a mess,
The war of 1994.

Ella Fields May 2013

Summertime Nights

Lazy Waves
Sunny Dazes
The Sight Of You Still Amazes--
God, You're Amazing.
You're Crazy,
You Big Baby,
Those Nights Are Hazy
Of Snow Cones
And Karate Kid
And Sitting On Your Roof Alone
Hide And Go Seek In The Dark
Tagging Your Car While You Were With The Boys
Talking And Crying For Hours With The Car On Park
But That's What It's All About,
It's Where We Go
Or What We Do,
Whether We're Quiet Or Loud
It's About How Much Love We Have
Or How Many Times We Fight
Count All The Laughs
And The Sleepless Summertime Nights
Cause In The End,
When This Is All Said And Done
And We're No Longer Lovers, No Longer Friends,
And Winter Comes,
That's All I'll Have To Remember You By,
All Those Summertime Nights.

Ella Fields May 2013

My Virginity

Oh Dear God, Holy Deity,
My Virginity,
I Lost In The Back Seat Of Forever
I Was On The Ninth Cloud
Back Flat On My Suede Couch
With The Volume Down Low,
Watching Some Cartoon Show,
We Were Kids Back Then.
Fifteen,
With Large Dreams,
Our Future Looking Bright
Baby, It Just Felt Right
On that Night
December Eleventh,
Didja Even Mean It,
Darling?
These Old Salt Wounds Are Scarring.

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