Barrage

she's leaving

he sees the signs and he knows

her words spoken of love leave her lips

in complete emptiness

she thinks

he still believes them but he doesn't

as he hears her words hollow and bleek

disappearing into their loneliness of meaning

trying to reason with no reason

he knows he won't succeed

so he cuts his losses, coming out on top

stopping her barrage of words

with a promise in the end to be again

the person he used to be

(c) JR. 2023

And I know you do

and again you've gone leaving me
all the good things inside of you yet
the best thing in you, you didn't leave
the best thing in you is you and me

and you must go, as you must, you must
go, you have my trust, go to that place in
time, live there for a while spend some
time on yourself, resting your weary mind

as I know you worry a lot, to where we are
and...are not, and you will be gone for some
time, walking the earth somewhere, with me
wondering , what you're doing so far away
in exile

and I'll never know the reason 'why' and yet...
I'll never need to, 'cause you're coming back
all smiles, having made up your mind, about
all that it is you desire

'cause whatever you do, I will always be
that what it is you need and...
I know you do




(c) JR. 2018