negotiated leave

`





Be numb to me
get off your knee
cease from demeaning
my esteem for you
with your lucid hate

the hourglass leaks

coloured sand pours
rainbow streaked tears
where the rains bleached
this sunburnt heart
with the acid of your disdain

these wearied hands

no longer reach for yours
your reflection is marred
and the mirror put away
leave me to face east
inhale the pine scented breeze




`

Reviews

[Kerry O'Connor]

A passionate plea - each section of the poem is well-versed, but the second stanza is my fave.