Fault Lines

I stared love straight in the eyes
before she walked out that door
bringing my dreams to a screeching halt
taking fault
giving fault

I think we built our love on a fault line
till the earth quaked beneath us
leaving us on separate parcels of land
the distance between us reflected in her eyes
disappointment inflected in her voice
we speak to each other in apologetic tones
she gave me back my keys
but she still holds a piece of my heart

I wish I knew how to ask for it back
Feels like my time was stolen
but now my rhyme book's swollen
And there ain't no folding
with the hand I'm holding

finger removed from the hole in the dam
watch the force
of mother nature
change the course

I have become the director of my heartland security
I've fired cupid
and founded a fortified force of freedom fighters
to fight back any further invasion and prevent a future occupation

KM 06