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Really
Do you still love me?
She asked
Of course I do,
He replied
(Unequivocally
And without hesitation
The sun without you
Seared and dark
Gravity meaningless
The best of me floating away
Into the airless abyss
The stars blotted sucking black holes
The moon shriveled, jagged and broken
Hanging in a night sky shorn of romance
Each breath burning blackened lungs
A life of murky quicksand loneliness
Without you by my side
Of course I love you
You are the question answered
The punctuation and the meaning between the lines
The wind whispering music through the leaves
And long shadows cast on spring mornings
Growing old without you not growing at all
Just shrinking until the point of me is gone
We have seen the best and worst of each other
Our hearts beating fast in synchronous understanding
And shattered into a million shards of doubt
The blood of us still pulsing and whole
Yes, I love you
Without a shred of doubt
Without the filtered lies others tell themselves
Because the familiar is easier than dying alone
I want your hand in mine
Until our grip grows weak
And our eyes lose light)
Really?
She asked
Really,
He replied
Rick Leddy is a poet, cartoonist, graphic designer, author, editor, and art director. He is the author of two poetry books, “365+1”, a collection of poetry that contains 366 poems — a poem a day — for the year 2016 and “Metro Mona Lisa”, which chronicles his journeys on the Los Angeles Metro and containing a unique blend of graphics and written word. He has authored two other books: “LeBron James – King of the Game” and “American Heroes: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Road to Glory.” You will find him fending off imaginary enemies in the park when he isn’t writing or drawing.
