Trust

trust is often written 
with counterfeit ink
it’s such a poor lover

mourning in the morning
as my blood curls
around the throat
of the world
and makes
the impossible
possible

soft sandpaper hands
promise and lie
like shadows entwined
on a lamp shade
the light goes out  
water falls to
dust death 
in wind shadows
low and down
liquor lips
and lies
and
the long goodbyes

trust me
trust 
lies
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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