Chicano Eddie Poet Free verse

The Gravity of It All

"THE GRAVITY OF IT ALL"


forty years of love
between the two
I ask him as she watches 
the television
is it the sex?
is it the money?
is it the cars?
is it the fact that you erased 
who you are to love 
and found purpose in the 
void?
no, he says.
I listened to my heart 
and got everything.
I gave myself to her
and she returned herself
to me.
later that afternoon
I took a walk
I thought about all of the times 
I listened to my heart 
and never got anything.
I thought about all of the times
I gave myself to someone and
they gave themselves to 
someone else.
naturally,
since I've bagged nothing but
cheaters, liars and the malign,
I realized this was pointless

as most of the females 
in my life had been.


By: Chicano Eddie
8-9-2016

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