DISSOLVED MY SOUL AWAY

DISSOLVED MY SOUL AWAY

I gambled all my savings to buy an awesome boy.
We’d walk the free world arm in arm, buoyed by our joy.

But with nothing put aside, alas, for dismal April days,
He came and with his power wash dissolved my soul away.

He burst like fire into my life, like a raid by the police.
He picked the lock of my orphan heart and granted it release.

I slid over his waterfall when he promised he would stay,
His lips did move, his tongue made haste, to sweep my soul away.

He stripped me naked, took my clothes, and chained my legs together,
And he teased me with his blindfolds, his ice cubes and his feathers.

I gambled all my savings to buy a pretty man.
His heart was rogue and counterfeit, his faithfulness a sham.

He built our love on shifting sand, cracks in the foundation,
Electrified me with his fingers, drove me to distraction.

Drove past all the barricades and crashed into my yard,
Hurling past the watchdogs and the sentries standing guard.

And with nothing set aside, alas, for rain soaked April days,
He came and with his power wash dissolved my soul away.

-Bruce Potts
Copyright 2007
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