How Long Does Dying Love Take
I watched as
she seemed to wretch away
when his fingers touched her skin
The petrol drizzled flowers
and past due chocolates
to pay for every bruise
how many never agains were too much
another drunken lurch
bruises elevated to breaks
His key in the door
my mothers involuntary shakes
I remember when she could raise
her eyes above the horizon line
i remember when
her dead doll eyes
had an inward shine
I will never be him
and will never forgive
love for its crime
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