50 Words Or Less

No regrets

I’m sorry, friends.

We were running from our lives in different directions.

I tried to lead the pack,

a wayward puppy dog scrambling through woods on LSD-

The King of Confused.

I could not give to you what

I could not give myself;

Myself.

For that, I’m sorry, friends.

Love

I swallowed thunder to crack across your lips

with a kiss from the heavens.

A kiss to shake the earth

and leave you a vulnerable high school sweetheart again,

both insecure and protected at the same time-

my love, a shield to protect;

your heart, a rare and precious jewel.