MANTIS

in #poetry6 years ago

MANTIS

BACK IN ATLANTIS, WHEN I WAS A MANTIS,
I PAINTED A SUNSET ONTO A CANVAS.
PINK WAS THE HUE OF THIS NEON OCCASION.
I THINK OF YOU AS A DEADLY INVASION.

YOU INVADED MY THOUGHTS,
CREPT INTO MY LIFE AND LEFT ME IN NOTS.
NOW MY BRAIN ROTS AT THE LACK OF YOUR LOVE.
I LOOK AT THE SKY AND I DON’T SEE A DOVE.
NO MORE LOVE IN THE AIR.
DRINKING THIS HENNESSY WITH SOME DESPAIR.
I CAN’T COMPARE YOU TO ANYONE ELSE.
DISTANT ARE SOUNDS OF OUR WEDDING BELLS.