fix me

my ma once said

one will walk into my life,

and

leave a footprint in my heart

muddled and grubby

yet tender and honest

dare i confess,

it was you?

but

you left me

drowning in a well of pain

the kiss in your eyes

haunts me night and day

dare i say...

...if equal affection cannot be

let me be the more loving one

let me be the river stone

in your firth mouth

and maybe

i can go about my half-torn life?

#dedicated

Poem inspired by Seven Stones by Marjorie Agosín and Footprint on Your Heart by Gary Lenhart.

Image by Nick Denzel