II. If It Was Not for You

It all makes sense now.
At some point disaster struck,
And what I thought was a miracle turned out to be a baited hook.

Songs about your shining eyes in my bed
Turn out to be filigree and bullshit.
You never heard a word
Because I never said a word.
And I know this is entirely my fault,
No matter how often I attempt to circumvent all the blame.

And it's a new face, new voice, new name every day.
So please, if you slowly and silently begin to read,
Don't fall for the wrong me,
Or the wrong line of poetry
Because if it was not for you, I cannot make it be.
So, I guess I'm sorry if someone else made you smile,
Be calm and quiet, I just need a little while
To let your hair and eyes sink into me.
Then you can hear your own words pouring from my teeth.

2/100, 10 May 2010