Love Poem: Limited Peripheral Vision
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Written by: Matthew Bailey

Limited Peripheral Vision

It’s a therapeutic journey 
I didn’t wanna take right now 
The shoe dropped 
And now it's time to pull the knife out of my throat
And hear me scream for sympathy
The shoe dropped 
And it created a ripple in time and space 
So you can be here only when you wanna be
And I don't buy it, I never did
You're not reserved,
A restaurant table is
You just don't care to learn about me or engage like I deserve
And now it's time to pull the plug 
Unless you're not brave enough to end this
It's about the time 
To self incriminate for a lower sentence
But are you prepared to admit that you're broken in order to mend things?
Or will you shoot past skin and watch it burn the best part of me?
I couldn't get out of bed 
My alarms a ticking time bomb aimed to make me lose my mind instead
My life meter is blinking 
But I was too busy playing dead to pacify 
And I was too busy crying to see myself in your eyes 
Through a watery blur I saw a decades worth of let downs 
And a hundred promises you were prepared to break 
like glass at a jewish wedding
Now I’m welded beneath this bedding 
Where you left me weak, weary, and waist deep 
In my fire truck sheets 
Don't threaten me with a lack of rest!
Like I needed another reason to undress
Hanging my head low,
Imitating the sly seduction of a rope 
While the truth serum beckons me to confess, 
Like I needed another reason to undress 
But how is this all in my head when I can feel you on my finger tips? 

Oh no
I’ve lost any reason to find you

Oh no
I’ve lost a good reason to go find you 

You told me you’re not strong enough to fight this 
You’re not a lightbulb 
Find the energy to handle it 
And then we’ll get back to this 
Go ahead and worship your pride 
Before I eat mine for the last time 

Oh no
I’ve lost any reason to find you

Oh no
I’ve lost a genuine reason to reach out to you 

To anyone else, 
These are flashing alarms pointing to the nearest exit 
But for me, 
It’s only validation for a poisoned chalice infatuation 
But am I just a fool for reliving it, knowing what it really is?
But how could this all be in my head 
If I can feel you on my finger tips?