02 Mar 00

 

 

 

NOT THERE

 

 

You have my heart on a ring

With all your keys

And once you have used me

You forget me for a time

Until you have use for me

 

You have placed me there

To keep me safely

Afraid to lose me

So you say

So I don't become misplaced

 

But I feel I hang here

For an eternity

Between the times

You need me

To unlock the coldness inside of thee

 

And I feel useless

That I am not the fit

For thee

That this heart gets a braised

At the attempt to fill your empty space

 

 

By

 

 

Everett E. Phillips, III