Long Live My Lover: A Poem
LONG LIVE MY LOVER
The world is too small that it can
Fit into my palms
Every step you drop I put on a scale
And you have outweighed me
Even the scale lost its hope and broke
When on the 1001st time
You stepped on my toe
And I fell in the fire when the scale broke down
Then you ran up and threw me—blazing—
Into the river to douse my burning heart
I never want to see you again…
But…
Down—down the endless deep
Through the see-through blue water
The blue sky was clear
And presented your smile
I never want to see you—ever again…
Your sins were forgiven
So I pray and wish you
Make a home in heaven
While I’m down where you left me
‘Cause I never want to see you again
I don’t want to live where you live
So I make the deep blue my final abode
And pray the heavens to keep your soul
And I pray before you ascend
Let the remainder of my days
Be added to your years
So they may not lie waste
Even as I lie here
And from the heavens where you live
Pray that the rains never cease
‘Cause I never want to see you—ever again
So that the rivers never go dry
And let me just remain here—
Because I never want to see you... not again
In any world!