Love Song for Dylan VI

Sneak Peek at Fight For Your Happiness, my second chap, and continuation of the series.

i.

You better find
a future love
who writes you poetry.

'So you can shake your head at him
like a sad dog
or have that small-smile satisfaction
that you could be the only one
to make me cry
with your beautiful

gut-
punching?'

That -
maybe.

Or, rather,

I want him
to tuck poems
crisper and sharper
than new apples
into hollows in your soul -

I want your man to cut you
and bleed your insecurity out -
to carve out dry rot fear
with a touch
and chase your terrors
with a gargoyle line.

If my words can't be your dream-catcher
and my lungs can't be a medicine bag,
then your future lover
better be
a damn good poet.

Because I can't stand
the thought

that a poem
may not always
be magical enough
to force love's hand
to move

on my behalf.




 

Reviews

[Abigail Beaudelle]

Fireblossom - Close. He is a beautiful gay male that has trouble letting people get close. I, a bisexual female that has trouble letting go. it's a love-letter to him, my best friend, to express my frustration, love, and support.

[fireblossom]

Grrrr. Love just can't make up for lack of character or a broken soul or failure to be honest. Perhaps she (he) is in denial...is she faking her life to please others? The tone is angry yet loving...You want her to come to terms with herself but you know that she isn't going to go through that process with you. The gender issues apparent here create all the more tension to a wonderful poem.

[Faith]

that was very emotional, you have a way with feelings...deep poetry, great imagery...
overall, amazing poem :)

-Faith♥