Can You See The Sparks?

Can you see the sparks

That wiggle before

Your tired eyes?

 

Like glittering tadpoles

They fill my vision

Fill the space between

Me and the sky

 

Can you see the sparks?

 

They erupt from your lips

As you scream

Profanities

Your words aimed

At you

And your conscience

 

Your least favourite people.

 

Can you see the sparks?

 

They multiply between us

Enough to start a fire

But we smother them

With dull words

And platonic looks

Kings of fire safety

 

Can you see the sparks

That erupt from my lips?

 

As I tell you I hate you

They wriggle

Fuelled by the heat

And as I kiss you

They sprout into flames

 

But we smother them

With an abrupt parting

Of mutual indifference

 

Can you see the sparks

That wiggle like

Glittering tadpoles

Between our faces

 

I wonder if they’re

Particles in our eyes

 

And then the world explodes.

Reviews

[Beatrice Mars]

WOW I love the imagery in this! And the repitition is in perfect amount! awesomeness!