Monday, February 15, 2010

Colored Band

This colored band,
this piece of cloth that never leaves,
has lost it's youthful charm.
The gash it rubbed in my leg
only an ironic reminder.

This colored band,
this piece of cloth I can't take off,
clings to my leg like a shackle,
leaving a trail of blood running to my sock.
An ironic reminder of a rose turned thorn.

2 comments:

  1. i made a new band to replace what was lost
    orange, blue, gold
    strings intertwined with prayers i couldn't make myself say out loud
    this band moves forward with my footsteps, and
    upward with my thoughts of you
    if i could i'd band these states together, i swear i would
    oh, but i'm lost
    do i weave north or south now?
    band, band, you need a compass

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  2. Orange, blue, gold
    where are those days of old?
    I was troubled by your silence
    but all that has passed.
    The wound on my ankle has healed and
    the irony I spoke of has lapsed.
    Breath easy Bee
    for hope is an eternal fire.

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