Lovers Caught In the Modern World
LOVERS CAUGHT IN THE MODERN WORLD
Culture keeps us safe
Until it fades
Family keeps us warm
When we need shade—
Techno worlds are brash
And spit out
Texting love--
word loss
makes hearts clash
Gives lives a shove
spring roses turn to ash
Leaves lovers wondering
Is this life complete--
Leaves dreamers listless--
stills lovely dancing feet
Blaze the path
wayward lover
Create new words
delicate
something each fragile lip can say
Lovers toss skin
Naked standing
shedding
Naked
Blood to bone
And, amidst the fog
Stand Dazed, Perplexed--
Lose their will to roam
Fearfully Refuse to
Leave the safety of
Their natural home.
Blaze the path
wayward lover
create new words
delicate
something my fragile lips can say
Victoria Anderson Throop
Dec 25, 2012
© Juja, Kenya
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