Chapter & Verse

Chapter and Verse


Love unrequited? I’ve known that state.
Love unreturned? I’ve lived that fate.
A dogma of sorrow, nothing is worse,
I can cite the chapter and verse.

Passion departed? I’ve walked that road.
Passion withdrawn? I’ve carried that load.
Like falling from heaven, there’s no greater curse.
I can cite the chapter and verse.

Promises shattered? My tragedy.
Pledges broken? My Gethsemane.
A scripture of torment, wicked, perverse.
I can cite the chapter and verse.


Split Second


I came back because...
On the end of a pause,
Came a tear and a
Whispered sigh.

I need to explain...
Can we start again?
I don’t want to
Say goodbye.

In the silent span
That is given a man
To think, and
Then decide

That split-second decision,
His open derision
Was governed by
Foolish pride.

Then his no came with haste,
His answer was laced
With a thread of
Cold disdain.

How could he know
Years would come and go
Leaving traces of
Careless pain?

How certain was he
That surely she
Would return in a day
Or so.

Then she walked away,
And their little day,
Slipped away, as he let
Her go.

In a moment’s space,
One heartbeat’s race,
He could have called
Back fate.

That lingering pause,
That wait without cause,
Between forever
Too late.