Discolored

Polaroids of the two of us scattered on the passenger seat
I drive down this endless highway
Everything seems to shimmer in the heat
A/C broken, windows down, Cigarettes in the ash tray
Bridges burning hot behind me,light the path
The car burning on fumes of hope and fear
The clouds behind me, thick with wrath
I drive towards the beach, i was never much of a romantic
I took you here once last year
We held hands an watched the sun sink into the Atlantic
I wonder what the hell drove me here
The memories haunt me like ghosts
All of them hidden deep in the vaults
But I am attracted to them like moths to a flame
I start wondering about faults
and who is to blame
And the what ifs and what might have been
Even the good times seem tainted
Discolored with anger and too much gin
All these memories and the picture the painted
All at the sight of dihydrogen oxide
They rushed forward like a flood
Overflowing my heart inside
I guess water is thicker then blood
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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August 21, 2011 at 5:40 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. so enjoyed reading your creative write tonight.. enjoy the site as u share words with luv..
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August 20, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Hi Pat, I truly enjoyed reading your creative verse. Such fantastic pictures for the mind. You wrote a great one.
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