Love Poem: Fictional Paintbrush: Mind of a Madman
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Written by: James Lewis

Fictional Paintbrush: Mind of a Madman

Something's in the 
air tonight, my spirit 
is amiss, the 
atmosphere 
caresses like a 
mother's gentle kiss,

the wind blows like 
a garden tool to 
keep my language 
clean, the 
moonlight hits the 
chrome 380, makes 
my right hand 
gleam.

I turn from out the 
open window, 
dancing shadows 
boast, the room is 
bare except the bed 
that's more 
compact than most,

the woman laying 
on it, color skin like 
buttered toast, 
she's just a tad bit 
nervous being 
handcuffed to the 
posts.

I look at her 
imagining it's Lisa 
bounded there, 
which isn't hard to 
do since they both 
have that same 
brown hair,

that sparkles when 
the sunlight hits it 
from a mile away, I 
hope that God 
forgives me since 
this girl will die 
today.

I still can't get to 
Lisa, there's an 
order that restrains, 
the judge thought 
me insane like muy 
loco in the brain,

they kept me 
locked in chains 
while all 4 seasons 
went and came, I 
now will show the 
lot of them how 
deeply true love 
stains.

Her body as I walk 
towards her 
trembles out of fear, 
I know for sure she 
sees the gun but I 
don't really care,

but then she starts 
to cry around the 
sock which gags 
her mouth, my left 
hand grips a 
hunting knife, forgot 
I had it out.

In standing there I 
see her eyes, a 
smoky color gray, it 
makes me think of 
Lisa back when we 
were both ok,

but time stands still 
for no one, life 
progresses day by 
day, old memories 
like smoke just 
dissapate and fade 
away.

The room door 
kicks in suddenly, 
will wonders ever 
cease? It looks as 
though somebody 
went and holla'd at 
police,

before I can inquire 
on who dimed me 
to the fuzz, 3 
bullets hit my chest 
and spine as I then 
hit the rug.

Through the 
ensuing madness 
that I now bare 
witness to, I feel 
those slugs have 
stopped by vertabre 
and chipped a few,

cause I feel no 
sensation from my 
chin descending 
down, they saved 
this one but I've left 
many women all 
through town.....

I love you Lisa.