at sea and drowing

dipped in acid
to wash away
the satin stains
of the gentle

this is no world
for the gentle
or the kind
the forgiving
or the loving

especially the loving

lover
oh lover
leave this world
there isn't enough room
for you

here

or

anywhere

your bitter heart
and its broken shards
are dousing this world
in acrid rain

the stench

of your moth eaten
love-letters
and dried petals
and ticket stubs
and lipstick cups
and carefully wrapped
gift wrapping papers

is sucking up

the oxygen around the rest of us
eating away at the ozone
poking holes
leaving us with burnt
screaming
body and souls

lover
oh lover
leave this world
your weight is too much for us
to bear
you bare
you wear
your heart on your sleeves
and your naked sighs
and heaves
and gasps
setting up traps
trying to catch
our attention
when we have none
to spare

not for you

not now

not 

ever

oh lover



leave this world
this isn't a place for you