By chris
Date: 2004 May 25
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(find your bliss now and avoid the rush)

i'm a gypsy prince
covered with diamonds and jewels
but then my lover exposes me
i know i'm just a damn fool

(ramones)

as an ex
you have far more generosity of
spirit
than you were able to find
when we were sleeping together
and i was gritting my teeth
through your action
adventure
movies
and you were chafing
at my constant comments
on the merits
of the red chile
at various places we shared
meals
it's a good deal
and though i'll miss our rituals
that became far too
habitual
in just a month
i come away feeling lucky
for having known you
as long as i did
because you were the good thing
that came into my fucked-up
life
not a minute too late
and now
it's ok
that some things need to be
redeemed
like songs
i can't hear anymore
(seven caged tigers
running off the rails
on the night train)
and the striped
polos
that all look the same
hanging in my closet
because you were all about
stripes

in your last email to me
you say you will always
be there
and i see a wisdom
obscured before by
lust
(nothing even close
to trust)
and i know somehow
you really mean it now
that our world is gone
but an even better
one remains
one just made for
redemption
no place finer
for chances none of us deserve
but will get anyway
because that's just how
it all works