ABCs of your love, poetry by Ashley Pentycofe
A is for the arrow you stabbed me with over and over again
B is for the bowls and bowls of tears that bead from my eyes
C is for crime of loving you when you hated me
D is for the devil on your shoulder controlling you
E is for the egg shells that cut at my throat as you force feed them to me
F is for the surrender flag I wave begging for my life
G is for the poisoned grapes you feed me
H is for the ghostly hag that follows us around like a bad omen
I is for the igloo you keep my heart in frozen like a Popsicle
J is for the joke our relationship has become
K is for the keys you dangle above me, the keys for escape from you
L is for the lipstick on your shirt collar, lipstick I don’t wear
M is for the makeup smear on your underwear, makeup I don’t wear
N is for the night shirt that is not mine
O is for the opportunity to run, opportunity for a change
P is for the pulse that quickens
Q is for the quilt I’m going to bury you in
R is for right to our money jar
S is for the settlement for cheating
T is for the time it will take to trust someone again
U is for the relief from UR anger
V is for the victory of escape from your beatings
W is for the good wishes from friends and family
X is for the x-rays I can now forget
Y is for the yo-yo of feelings you put me though
Z is for the new zero tolerance I now have
