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 dead grandmother's 
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 none as 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 bear 
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.