the poetry knook, the poetry of stephen m. james

Check your bags at the door

Is flight attendant on my resume?
Look hard.
I tire carrying your baggage
From broken relationships and abuses
That cloud your judgment
And cause snowballs that kill skiers.
If you’re not afraid, you are alone
And I don’t want you to ever feel alone,
You’ve told no one else but me, and for some reason
I said I would tell no one else, but I will have to lie
Unless you are honest; don’t want you to slide.
I love you, and I know that wasn’t love and never will be.
Do you know what love is? Do you? I’m still not sure if I do.


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