Andrew Jacob Jung Poet Rhyme

Ten: a Dark Love Story

I travel in time twenty-five years
And see my lover in the passenger seat
Shifting currents gliding us toward
The tangled fates that we must meet

So many reasons why to go 
But I can't see beyond these walls of stone
The oceans between us only grow
And who we are truly can't be known

You hold out a tattered glove 
And remember the coming winter chill
I scratch out your name on the wall
And meekly accept my morning pill

I will send you a thought like a butterfly
That at least we're both still alive
You will chase it away with a whispering hand
The very moment it does arrive

August 27, 2016
For "Rock 'n Roll Rhyme Fest" poetry contest

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Kai Michael Neumann September 18, 2016 at 1:32 AM Congratulations on your win. I like 'chasing it away with a whispering hand. And yet the moment arrives. Many wishes, Kai

Phillip Garcia September 17, 2016 at 5:12 PM Andrew - congratulations on a worthy placement! If I was writing for this contest there's a good chance I would have grabbed something from 10 as inspiration and a better chance it would have read similar to yours. You nailed this and was a perfectly smooth write. I read it several times and each time was a pleasure Andrew Jacob Jung September 17, 2016 at 8:06 PM Thank you! Very fun contest.