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"Futile Words"

Your last name is a river

fluent of falsely words

as old as your years on Earth

you overflow with futile words

that should had never

found their way out of your mouth

they should had stayed in

and not seen the light of day

and saved me of the futility

of having believed in you.

 

Futile words weary and worn out

coming out of a shaky pen

being held by an unnerved hand

sustained by a shot arm

futile words are infertile words

that produce no seeds

as much as they are worth

they don't mean much

to the eyes they were meant for

when they are more of a mirage

of the futile life we left behind.

 

Futile words are an afterthought

more like a liquid sword

transparent like the light of day

changing shape like soft clay

the same matter you mistook my heart for

after those long futile letters

that became paper planes

that flew over the shore and onto the sea

of the wasted memories we had become.

 

Words that waged a war against love

armed with futile hope

and their best friend solitude by their side

taking their best shot at your heart

and now they wave a white flag

when the battle left them rattled and blown

if they can't no longer worship

the way you breathe

the way you talk, the way you walk

oh futile love of me,

the very air in your lungs.

 

Your gestures and ****** expressions

became a fixture of my lexicon.

Your name was my one word vocabulary

it became futile adding

new letters to the dictionary

you were my breakfast and lunch

the dreams that became nightmares

futile words are the living breathing force

that brought our souls together

and tore them apart without remorse.

 

And if they ever found their way to your love

they were redeemed ceasing to be futile

and I want you to know one thing

when it rains think of me

and if it pours think of us

and the future we could have had

because these futile words

where more than just words

they where a ray of hope....

and my life flashing before your eyes.

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Dec 26, 2009
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