Love Poem: Take Me Away
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Written by: Tony Bush

Take Me Away

Take me away from myself 
where I can breathe 
no smoked refinery air, 
somewhere else. 

I cast a lonely wish 
to be someone else 
possessed of life 

it never materialised. 

I cry an empty shell, 
mouthing, moving in circles, 
decreasing as I radiate 
never to brush the shore. 

Let my sweat lie upon you 
one more secret time, 
sacrifice my heart, 

I court fulfilment. 

Turning blind eyes 
snaps me, breaks my heart, 
turning away 

I die.