"I Know What Comfort Is"
He said “I know
what comfort is”
“It’s the thing
that sits
Inside your heart
And makes nary a
peep”
And then I began to
weep.
He said “I know
how pain feels more,
“The closing of all opened doors
“The closing of all opened doors
Tearing at you
desperate for more
Clawing, gnawing, at
your hope
Until you feel
yourself begin to choke”
I said to him “dear
let’s not pretend
You and death aren’t
more than friends
Lets find ourselves
a place here,
Invite your friend
tragedy out for a beer,
And think about what
we’ve got
How funny it is that
the life we both sought
Ended up here”
I said with a queer
little smile on my face
Hiding the pain I
was trying to erase
That a man who has
known comfort
Only in unrequited
stupor
Must be required to
fight like a brave little soldier
And my soul wrenched
in two
As I realized we
both knew
In a way we really
weren’t supposed to
At that age,
What it felt like to
fade away.
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