mass acres

i am starting to think

that i will never be at the top

and that i’m only here

to ensure that the bottom

is filled for those above

to look on as an end

they do not wish

to start in

*

i am the love

that didn’t love

i

*

she told me she

didn’t love me back

and i was going to be sad for myself

but then i looked at her

as a painter must look at their own work

one day with wonder at how the hell

they managed to capture some small heaven

and cried for her

for she had lost the love

only i could give