Lived to See

Worlds of love once 
Caressed your skin 
Cherished your words 
Each and every one 
Clung to every touch of your finger 
Embraced every tone in your voice 
Both good and bad 
In hopes that it would last and last and last 

But the energizer bunny did go bad 
Now she's mad. It's getting out of town time fast 
At least for him 
She's dressed in black and looking reputable, searching
How much money do you want to bet that she finds it? 

Bored with the game he played. 
Leaving him behind 
Tear stained eyes 
She moves on 
To dumb to know what he had lost 
She laughs because she knows. 
She knows too well 
And someday he will too. 

Years later: 
Don't you cry, said a friend. 
You dry your eyes 
Maybe energizer can make another bunny 
I doubt it, she's one of a kind. 
There can be no other 
Now he's got her 
It's plain to see she is like something I have never seen 
Wild and Free 
Too bad, I stayed drunk and missed it. 


By: Bernice Bowling