Muriel

An oath of redamancy that only went one way

A potent oxymoron that never overstayed

Meeting eyes was never easy, but I tried just for you

Now she's out with the others and I stare at my shoes

Sometimes it helps to look for something just to break the bind

Hair sprawled across the mantle, our bodies intertwined

Then change, uninvited, dries up the creek

Like a rock thrown through my window

Or a pipe that's sprung a leak

I couldn't tell you what I'd heard before

Cause you already knew my woes had washed ashore