Screaming Mercy*

When it comes to creative writing, mine is generally very, very depressing and dark. So I figured I'd try to write something positive... That proved to be much easier said than done. So here's my attempt at (get this) a love poem (directed at nobody in particular) because there aren't many things more positive (or cliche) to write about than "love." So yeah. Here you go:

If home is where the heart is And you find yourself on the streets I’d be glad to break my heart in half So that you could have a piece

I’ll give you my whole guest room It’s down the hall from my arteries I’ll give you food and oxygen Even take a house key if you need

I hope that you enjoy your stay And accept my offerings I don’t care when or where you go Just so long as you don’t leave

My mind is a repulsive place You might be better off on the street Than swimming through my synapses And believing what you see

The world outside my beating heart Is more dangerous than you think So please leave good enough alone And promise not to leave

Finding out the truth about Who I claim to be Could end up being worse for you Than it ever was for me

Nevertheless I’d dare to love You are so dear to me But no matter what you’d do or say I would never set you free

My blood type is B negative And no matter what I do I’ll never be an optimist Or anything like you

I’m offering you a part of me So now you have to make A choice to enter my home and take my heart Or choose to let it break

I saw the forest-      -For the trees.

Tolerance has become a virtue and a social expectation. In fact- Just about the only thing that isn't tolerated any more-