Flirtations Die

The truth of the matter

 

Your mark remains but it burns there

A reminder of how words crumble

And affections grow cold

After first flirtations

Slip into a new person

Or life sucks them dry ….

There remains a heart that grew accustomed

 To things that are no more

And honestly probably never were~

So on most days I purposely shut you out.

Short quick comments that keep us distanced,

Always reminding myself that those minutes

Are past tensed and that today is not ours…

My participation is in us no longer exercised.

But your words still lay dormant inside me

Begging to be resurrected.

So I make sure I build walls so high

And so thick that your voice will never bring them back to life….

Reviews

[R J Askew]

I like 'life sucks them dry' and the word 'accustomed' seems to denote post infatuation reality. 'past tensed and today is not ours' is a strong line. But the last four lines are the best for me. You don't like the wall, but have to do it to protect yourself.

[Mr. Deft Diction]

Damn. Crushing write.

I indentify with the emotion.