EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

This is a poem I wrote for a particular
beautiful brunette babe
before she burnt me
badly.

It’s a poem that meant a lot to me
back then
when it encapsulated my heart and soul
and everything in between.
I recited it quietly
to myself
sometimes
when dawn seemed dark
with nothing following.

This broken poem
by this broken man
was once
just about all
that I could stand
and now
I stand before you
wondering if you’d like to hear it.

Be warned:
there’s a rape stanza,
necrophilia
and several words
that rhyme with cute.
So: are you ready?