Friday, December 4, 2009

I Gave You A Ring (or, Stick it in Your Ear)

Put it in my hand
the pinprick
the single drop of blood

It shines forever red
the gentle wound of your indiff'rence

Put it in my head
the throbbing
the sleepless tossing doubt

It wakes me every night
the steely ring of your nonanswer

Put it in my gut
the poison
the kicking, clenching pain

It brings me to my knees
the sudden certitude of knowing

Put it in my heart
the dagger
the gaping, gushing hole

It severs all my hope
the slamming door of your rejection.

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