Saturday, February 2, 2019

She Looks Like a Cat

SHE LOOKS LIKE A CAT
I got close
Closer than most
For a while
I remember that smile
Now I’m a ghost
She can’t see or hear
What a year
Another “almost”
She looks like a cat
Her claws painted red
The mice fall flat
Pretending they’re dead
She looks like a cat
Her eyes lined in black
I’ll scratch her back
And give her a snack
Stare in space
Stars in her eyes
She’s in touch
But communication’s tough
She looks like a cat
Her claws painted red
The mice fall flat
Pretending they’re dead
She sleeps like a cat
Curled up in a ball
But when I call
I’ll be her welcome mat

Princess Tristesse

PRINCESS TRISTESSE
Princess Tristesse
Who stained your party gown?
Did you miss the taxi that took
All your boyfriends downtown
Ice cream makeup melting
In the daybreak
When you wake up
With a headache and heartbreak
Princess Tristesse
How do you stand so tall?
When your heels are broken
And your spirit’s gone
There’s a strength within
You’ve only now discovered
Under the porcelaine

The One Thing You Don't Want

THE ONE THING YOU DON’T WANT
What I’ve got to offer
Is the one thing you don’t want
You want me to suffer
And I don’t want to stop
I can read between the lines
And it’s an empty space
But this is where you led me
And it’s a lonely place
Mechanical clocks and polka dots
Decorate your room
You left me outside looking in
But it’s a lovely view
We almost met by chance one night
A coincidence
Establishing foreshadowing
What happened four months hence
So close so warm inviting more
Then out of the blue
You left me outside looking in
Is this what we’ve come to?