Three Word Line

by Michael Rutland   Apr 10, 2006


A three word line unheard from the whispers I can't speak it unless I know it's true, my heart and my mind conflict my heart tells me to go it's time to make this work now or never before I crash and burn. Cause I want you and I need you and I've been waiting for so long to hold you in my arms but water has filled these eyes before because of you. So I'll say the wrong words and you'll move on and I will be alive but feel so dead. With the darkness covering my heart a storm brews of hate and deceit sects held, rose red liquid drips form peach softness and you make me feel inadequate make it feel as if it is my own fault.

But this three word line keeps scraping through my mind why won't it leave and keep the darkness over you. My words didn't make you leave didn't make you turn away. What is it that you won't let go I've said the wrong things but still the melody plays from my phone the picture of gingerbread illuminates the screen with 488-2211. I was mean and hateful it would still ring I would ignore it, the back of my head was all that I wanted you to see or for you to turn and walk the other way because my heart still burned for you a light trying to shine through the darkness. I won't allow it to come back.

Although I still remember the night you had me over silently begging me to give you a reason to break. Later you told me that you wanted me to lay a tender kiss upon your soft lips. Months have passed and a night once again is relived but this time in a different manner here I am released. Love has been a subject of talk and I asked you if you feelings had changed your answer was long and descriptive but can be summed into one word. No. yet with this answer I feel free from something I didn't think I could escape that three word line in which I wanted to speak but couldn't.

Now with time between us along with distrust lingering on top.
That three word line is just a memory.
That three word line.

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