Haunt My DreamsA Poem by Mario VitaleA love for soulsHe digs the sweet sting of my rhymes
Compares me to prickly pear cactus jelly We sucked down together one night When I became too soft for his palate He fell ill and became another specter To haunt my dreams like all the rest Maybe all along he was the somber deity Who tapped out frosty lullabies on my window He digs the pink edges of my face Though I tell him it’s all swollen Allergenic and oily to the touch I got itchy in this fair countenance I didn’t fit anymore in myself or in him And it’s just as well I be left to my own sick hibernation These winters were never kind to me Though now I have an underworld army to keep me company He digs into the scratches on my arms that sputter with contagion Compares me to a beggared medicine bag Syringes and shakers of crushed out synapses When I became too human for his extraterrestrial imagination He fell silent and I fell helpless Conjuring moon sirens and juvenile notebook love spells When maybe all along I was the villainess, I was the witch hunt Who ate scabs and sang caustic hymnals © 2017 Mario Vitale |
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