Monday, February 11, 2008

Stand in 101 2/11/2008

Anything to fill the void
the pain of lonliness
so often fixed by just a someone
an anyone
two legs, affection, and a weak spine
an ersatz partner
a bandaid thinking its a cure
soon you will want to go swimmming
and their fate will be the same as all bandaids
grossly floating around the bottom of the pool
white and bleached from chemicals and sun

some marry that bandaid
and accept that fate
in exchange for security
because that is a positive thing

some sit on the sidelines for ever
fearful of being covered
by a chlorinated white plastic
because that is a negative thing

they are both probably wrong

ersatz \AIR-sahts; UR-sats\, adjective:
Being a substitute or imitation, usually an inferior one.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hardcore one.