In Flickered Lamp Light Or Delusion of Lost Love
1)
In flickered lamp light
I waited in a delusional fog for you to return
the firelight flickered encouragement to my wandered waltzing
playing out the melodies in ivory and ebony
but only the white notes rose to my consciousness
and as they did my being rose up and blossomed
cresting
with pointed lipped smiles of utter certainty in joy!
you would come back!
you would need so much more
of the custard of me
the whipped creaminess of my company
surely an ice cream addict like you...
scuffed shoes
wet hair
dry mouth
I took a sip of the Appletini extended from illusions hand
swarmed and swelled and glowed and grew tall and small
and from that height and depth I could see all the signs no one else could see
it was so clear
how very much you loved me
how desperately
how absolutely
YOU WOULD return
I knew what no one else did and it did not matter what they told me
It is only the passing of time that has pulled up the shades, turned off the
electric fire
unplugged that very dated lamp
and left me with a valley view
of you
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In flickered lamp light
I waited in a delicious delusional fog for you to return
the firelight flickered encouragement to my wanton wandered waltzing
the light playing out the melodies in ivory and ebony
but only the white notes rose to my caught up consciousness
and as they did my being arched up and blossomed with jagged joy
cresting
I, with pointed lipped smiles
was overcome with utter certainty!...you would come back!
I knew you would
you would need so much more
of the cup cake custard of me
the whipped creamy dreaminess of my company
surely an ice cream addict like you...
with scuffed shoes,wet hair
dry mouth
would need further quenching from me
I took another long deep sip of the Appletini extended from delusion's hand
swarmed and swelled and glowed and grew tall and small
and from that height and depth I could see all the signs no one else could see!
I knew what no one else did and it did not matter what they said to me.
It was clear
so clear
how very much you loved me
how desperately
how absolutely....YOU WOULD come back to me
The passing of time has pulled up the shades
turned off the electric fire
unplugged that very dated lava lamp of looping green goo that had my sanity
entrapped there in
leaving me in a bright fresh crisp neon green cup of true tea
with a vista valley view
of you...
Long Gone
Copyright © Ingrid Showalter Swift | Year Posted 2014
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