Letterman

Letterman
Poem
Lionel Derbyshire

Write Letterman 
One hundred lines 
In your letter
Write it better
Word's wayward may miss their mark's
And disconnect our rooftop moment's.
Pick and nick at everything you have seen.
Writing plenty can be empty.
Love lost I cannot win you back
It's a ache it's a heartache.
Drowing for the word's but
Sorrow in our fairytales.
It's a ache it's a headache.
Pale dry lines and wet crying eyes.
Just me and blunt paper.

Write harder Letterman..
Write with your heart instead
Dress it up in paper and
Pen the memory's
Without regrets.

"Hey Rea 
I fear future dreams about you
I have to be honest with you..
When we were ecstatic 
In those lovely sunset day's.
Sitting atop the billboard
Looking down 
At the growing neon city
Sipping coffee .. time buzzing by
The small people.
Running up and down
In locked street's.
Not knowing where
They going to ..
Not knowing where ..
They coming from.
All in quick paced hurry's.
The people and their pain's
My advantage of being with you"

Then thud ! suddenly..
Gracefully you left me behind
I can't write anymore ..
It was us..
Marry me a 100 times ?
I write on the billboard..
But.. sadly
Our line's abort.
Your life cut short
Hundred lines will not..
Bring you back.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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