Anger – Page 25 – Iron Haiku

bobcats and black bear
mark their territory in
the suburban wild
–
predawn-
awakened again
by coyotes

I shed my skin and
hang another skeleton
deep in my closet
–
alone
with my fetid
alter ego

it’s just a small cut
and it’s the last time, I swear
until the next one
–
self destruction
a trail of history
on my arms

since you got sent home
I’ve been sitting by your side
praying you’ll return
–
waiting-
trying not
to lose hope

don’t gamble on me
there’s far too much at stake and
you don’t know the score
–
what you see
I choose
to show

I’m never alone
my ally, my enemy
you’re always with me
–
ever present
that little voice
of self doubt

in grape arbor
a cardinal seeks shelter
from the driving rain
–
secluded
deep within
my wine glass

bandaged wedding vows
broken trust slowly healing
despite all the pain
–
loss…
mostly
regained

a feather’s tip nicks
the torn paper’s ragged edge
bleeding bright black ink
–
an obligation
the contract
signed in blood

living in the past
reaching out for the echoes
of what used to be
–
wistful
remembering the way
things never were