Ash

We smoke in remembrance
lay you to rest
broken hearts beat in present time

she's not the siren i expected
can't remember why i was jealous

no wonder you never wanted us to meet
we would see the barb in between

now i swim in sea green eyes
dive to where her bruised soul
touches mine

we lick each others' wounds
heal beneath the green cotton sheets
in that tiny apartment on King Street.