Words without Unspoken truths Cut in neat pieces Sharp like knives Plunged deep into yesterday’s drivers seat Intoxicated The sweetness of wine Time took hold Tastes grew old Drank straight with ice A barrel aged whiskey with bite Involuntarily, my body shakes Like it was trying to run away from the feeling “I didn’t know you would make me so drunk” Stumbling and fumbling with my keys Scratched drivers side door Attempts to unlock what shouldn’t be It left chips in the paint “F*ck” murmured beneath my breath The engines low rumble grumbled and sang A stereo left on too loud came alive when I turned the key Busted eardrums, slow trickle, ears that bleed Silence spoke the loudest after that The nights drive turned sideways Cherry red lights matched with blue I could outrun them if I tried Pressed petals in between pages Pushed gingerly to the floor The speedometer creeped to new heights That annoying flashing brightness followed me Threat to freedom and a refusal to give in Twist and turns The chase ensues I finally feel like I’m gaining distance Little was known, encroaching on a dead end Blew past a warning sign Wrapped my car around a tree Crimson red soaked shirt “Why is my face wet?” A steady stream of life giving fluid pumped through a **** in my forehead Dizzy, it made me dizzy. I sat and waited, not for help But for time to be taken away I understood that sometimes a mistake is made, and I can pay the price with iron clad bracelets and a night spent on a bench for a bed. You taste like wine and then bit like whiskey, when all I wanted was coffee black on a crisp summer morning with the sun rising up to meet a lovers lust in my eyes.