![]() TrinityA Poem by Cole HayleyIt's like lodging against a hot stove Or sticking a hand into a glove Filled with snow It’s bright and it’s direct But it's only for a moment, Only a monument on a retina Like via picture Or cellphone video Or the worst one yet Behind the cones and nerve Behind the usual suspects of sight Vision drawn out of what I imagine is naturally black Thought, memory, the thought of you Somethings I remember were good Like visiting Trinity Stopping to buy spinach And we're talking up the livestock “The houses weren't always this colourful” But 8pm sky is like this for two weeks The second week now, on the way back to Winter, The first week doesn't matter we weren't here And fish stop their smell for us And seagulls better their key And Donna put off a show and there's laughter And the actors usually keep it to themselves And it usually never escapes the theater And it's dull enough, but we still hear And it helps, And it compliments A bonfire lending smoke We are made magical Streetlamps, the very few, Mark us as being in a place of life And I'm at peace of mind Then there are things that have happened since The things left not up to memory but up to Hear-say, worst-case-scenarios, scrubbing Through social media feeds and connecting dots I imagine you thought twice about leaving me, and I imagine you found another’s bed comfortable I go about this detective work through my fingers, Too curious to give up your case, too afraid to dig deep. It's like sticking your hand in a glove right out of a fire, Or putting your bare back on a stove that hasn't been used for awhile, Ceramic like ice
© 2016 Cole Hayley |
Stats
345 Views
Added on December 18, 2016 Last Updated on December 18, 2016 Author![]() Cole HayleyMontreal, CanadaAbout25 / Canada I'm back ;) New series: "Name one thing in this photo" 1. Grocery list and a Love letter 2. Went Wrong 3. 24 4. The Pacific Theater 5. A SATA cable frayed 6. One Thing 7. .. more..Writing
|