Still Got a Long Way To Fall

Written by: James Kelley

Still Got a Long Way To Fall

I'll never know why,
                                               
                            I believed her eyes.


Simplicity drowned that night, 
                                            Resinous words 
                                                                   choked
                                                                               out
                                                                                       my 
                                                                                              bloom.


Insipid adoration soaked in divine promise.
                                                                  
                                                        
                                                             She gave me her blood to drink,
                                                              only to have me bathe in my own.

I'll never know why,
                                I loved the way it burnt my throat.

I'll never know why,
                               she chose to let me go.

All I know is...
                        these stars remind me..
                                                              I've still got a long way to f
                                                                                                         a
                                                                                                            l
                                                                                                              l.
-James Kelley 2013, All rights reserved