Gravel

Wraps your lips around my pain,

recite the words as if they

were meant to fall from your own.

Some nights, I think you can 

feel the gravel in my mouth,

as if it were beneath your feet.

Stand here with me,

hold the blade.

Twist my memory and 

let it gush along the 

path of our bitter prowl.

Leave it here

with me. 

-James Kelley 2013, All rights reserved.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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