Reality
I'm sitting in my black and white house
Looking at the white picket fence
Outside the picture window
I see my dog sleeping in the sun.
I sit on the couch and see my husband
Opposite me, in a chair
He's reading a newspaper and I smile.
He smiles back at me, not questioning the reason.
My two beautiful children bounce in.
My little blond haired girl
And my blue eyed son,
So perfect and innocent.
Here come the neighbors to visit.
I'm sitting in my black and white house
Looking at a spider on the wall
And thinking about sex.
I hear my one-eyed puppy barking.
I lay on my bed and feel emptiness
Enveloping me like a plague.
I feel it grinning at me.
I frown and try to shrug it off, knowing that I can't.
Ah, here come the tears tumbling down
And here comes the guilt to eat at me.
My two faithful companions
So painful and relentless
I invite death to stay awhile.
Back to My Poetry
Home