SILENT BED
They forged a deal in hell
To feed each others sickness
Only myths remain
All slowly stripped away
Nervous denouement
Windswept isolation
Greedy manifestos
Diametric forces
Converged in disarray
Ostracized ambition
Steaming pile of shattered dreams
Undisciplined fringe of lunacy
Impatient whip hand
Significant damage done
Her vow to him
“Forever”
Sadly
She lied
Weakened
In her lonely state
Blistering thirst
Slaked by immorality
Silent bed
Unmade
Where lust once cavorted
Haunting echoes
Bygone consternation
“Daddy’s drunk again”
© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007
