Mami Blue

by eedee - Leo

You're the anchor in my waters, but the rope has snapped
and my ship still sails while you sink
you are Everest when I need you flat
and I climb when I'm already on the brink

You're a barbed wire fence in the glaring sun
my eyes are raw and yet your borders will not blur
you're a muffled murmur in a crowded room
and when I need you to scream, you slur

You're a goddess who created an unfathomable form
you are tumbleweed in my Zen garden
and the fibre that is me unravels in your storm
a Picasso on a beach as the tide is coming in

and when the tide recedes, you leave a pattern
it's a thumbprint, and it looks just like mine
and while your life force has long been depleted
I know I will heal over time

and I know... I know... when I bleed you
I bleed... I am bleeding, too
and as surely as your spirit lives within me
I hurt just the same as you.

Reason for writing:

    For Monika, died 1983    

Birth sign: Leo
Date created: 1999-10-22 08:56:01
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:26
Poem ID: 53545

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