Buck

January 24, 2020

Would you see me clearly, If I’d whitened my teeth?

Driving at night screaming.

Along with a song, that reminds me of us.

You weren’t at home, I had the courage to see.

When two deer ran in front of me;

Smoke filled my lungs, my hair covered in dust.

How come Hell seemed so fun, once.

I like who you are inside my head, but;

The dust settled and I began to see.

All the scars you left on me,

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in your bed.

Will I see you when I’m dead? Will you show up this time?

They looked like us – The doe and the buck.

I killed only one;

Knelt down to hold its head out of the mud,

My whitened teeth tasted like blood.

Knowing how hard it is, to lose someone you love.

I wept with the doe; held onto her chest,

As she watched her buck run, without looking back.

Just like you did.