Blind On Us
our last laugh
was seven conversations ago;
the last kiss
last month sometime.
the last time
i felt we were something special;
i can’t remember.
the last time
you felt we were;
it felt too good to be true
so you went through
my things
remembering
the last times
my joys were unaccounted for;
only to find
stashed away lyrics
written in a braille
your nervous fingers
stumbled across,
and completely misread.
now you knock on
our doors, as if
you don’t have a key;
you were supposed to be
here with me,
what the f*ck happened?
the last time i raised
my voice at you;
you burst into
hands of tears.
you’ve been
blind on us since.
the last time
i felt this frustrated
i walked out of the door;
the last time
you walked out the door,
i walked out
to guide you back
for the last time.
By Mark Anthony Thomas
Copyright © 2022
From Folded Whispers.
Photo by Quinn Glabicki