Love Poem: Windows and Doors
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Written by: Robert Horton

Windows and Doors

Windows And Doors 

Windows and doors 
And other means 
Of escape, or views 
Of me inside. 

Doing laborious chores, 
But full of beans, 
Yet the latest news 
Is that I cried. 

So I dreamt up wars
Between Kings and Queens, 
Only to confuse 
Who lived or died. 

And on the littered floors 
'Tween bloodstained sateens 
Fell a shiny bruise
That I, at once, denied. 

Softly sleeping, she snores, 
Between sensual dreams, 
It's what I would choose
If only dreams lied. 

But like gaping jaws
Of love and has-beens, 
They serve only to excuse 
Why the gap is so wide. 

And so to distant shores 
Of nightmarish greens, 
Where in the familiar blues 
I can hide. 

But, as usual, she ignores 
The in-betweens
Where the don'ts and do's
Become her chide. 

The whys and wherefores, 
The rows and the scenes 
Become snippets of clues 
I would need if I died. 

But the chavs and whores, 
Dressed as figurines, 
Always dance in her shoes 
For the ride. 

And once again the wars 
Rage as she preens, 
To win or lose 
Is a matter of pride. 

Then the windows and doors 
Are blown to smithereens 
Destroying the views 
With me still inside. 

©RJVHorton2016