Don't throw me into
The whirlwind of
Your love
I am just as wild
And untamed
But only half
As destructive

Passed out on
The couch.
Alcohol dripping from
Your mouth.
Didn't have time to
Swallow it.

You will chew your
Tether like
A dog and run
Away and
Be free from
The good old days
To make your own
And miss the others

Disected like a
Feral pig
Fought over like
Everything else
Living on a jagged crack
That might split further
And swallow you
Torn
Into bleeding pieces
That die and blow away
In a violent wind
Of contradictions
And hypocrisy
Ending so suddenly
To never be
Picked up
Started over.
You start over
Half of what
You used to be
To live
Like you are whole
Like you are
Happy to
Be tethered to
A broken home

I half ripped off,
Your ear, poor dear!
Oh, I forgot,
I’m angry!!

You said it was
All that you could
Give me
Your eyes begging
For understanding
Your lips parting for
What you could give
But won’t
I don’t dare
To push for it
“We” were impossible
Possibly
I lower my eyes
Nod my head
Grab your finger
To tell you
I will take it
It’s better than
The nothing she prefers
Then you leave me
******
But I now have
Your heart

Taut
Your face
Held in
A frown
That darkens
Rooms
Thoughts
Without it
You’d be
Beautiful