You

You

sparse brew,

swollen throat

words foaming in transit

really wanted to drink you in

let you settle in my heart

drunk or not

I would have loved you

in that moment,

in the next

even pulled over, I would not give you away

you would be my secret ticket

my license to be bound forever

and when the sirens

sounded and the lights flashed in my rear view

again and again and again

I would have driven myself insane

rather than give you away

Love is like some stolen vehicle

possession of it

nine tenths of the law of gravity

as we have one last sip

before we hit earth in 

inebriated descent

sworn to secrecy's honor.

erin-cilberto

6/20/22

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Sounds like in it for good or ill come hill or high water; destinies bound by choice or swept away by romance. Sometimes we hang on even when there's nothing left to hang on to. Great write. F.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Fabian...more hill than anything else.
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

;) That's funny,

[Temperance]

It is true that when we love someone that much we do keep their secrets. Honoring them by not sharing intimate or private stories with others. And....it is also true that when we love someone there is that sense of possession..right or wrong. I don't know of anyone who truly loved someone who didn't have that feeling. Another good one Mr. J! Temp

[jacob erin-cilberto]

spot on...I appreciate your reviews very much, Temperance.
thanks...
j.

[Temperance]

You are very welcome. T.

[redzone]

in some ways, your last verse reminded me of that final scene in 'Thelma and Louise', their determination to never go back to the life they had, even though it was their "final descent".... love can be this way, based on real friendship.... sharing the secrets of 'honor' we do become drunk, inebriated with the possession of each other....

maybe I am being a bit far fetched with my analogy, but I have longed for such a love, thought I had it and then lost it long, long ago.... funny too, how a poem like yours, brings it all back in a roar.... thank you Jacob....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I like that analogy...and yes, I see where it would be similar...what an ending to that movie, eh?read moreI like that analogy...and yes, I see where it would be similar...what an ending to that movie, eh?
and two exceptional actresses...
thanks, Curt,
j.