deepundergroundpoetry.com

fleeting romance

after Joe Bolton

we danced once back in ‘94
before the long waste of my life
you taking pity on me (I felt)
an abstruse friendless teenage boy

we waltzed across the Hounslow road
and out into the lights
and maybe you were trying to forget
what made those bruises on your arms

or trying to stall returning home
to parents you no longer loved
but in any case it is
my one warm thought of childhood

the two of us dancing
as fleeting as it was…

I don’t believe in afterlives
and lonely still at 42
shopping at night
and working ill-paid thankless jobs

I think the dance was as close as I came
to any sort of soul
Written by Casted_Runes (Mr Karswell)
Published
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 5 reading list entries 3
comments 8 reads 128
Commenting Preference: 
The author encourages honest critique.

Latest Forum Discussions
COMPETITIONS
Today 7:25am by Josh
POETRY
Today 5:16am by Duende
SPEAKEASY
Today 3:24am by SweetKittyCat5
POETRY
Today 2:42am by Tallen
POETRY
Today 1:24am by Stoney223
POETRY
Today 1:19am by Betty