You Are Like

failed romance? self indulgent misery?
wallow in it.

Poem 16, You Are Like, 10th August 2002, age 19
You are like the window
I can not see through.
Like the mountain
I can not climb
Like the ocean
that is much too deep.
I’m sinking.

You are like an illness
I can not recover from
Like a bad habit
I can not kick.
Like the storm
That is much too heavy.
I’m soaking.

You are like a memory
I want to forget
Like a shoe
That just won’t fit.
Like the glass
That is never empty.
I’m drowning

You are like ice
That I can not melt
Like shotting tequila
Which I always regret.
Like a pool of unknown water
That is dark and dangerous.
I’m diving.

You are like the prize
That I can’t win
Like the road
I cant find
Like the ocean
That is much too deep