mercy killing

<p>(from my collection 'A Distilled Spirit')</p> <p><br></p> <p>'mercy killing'</p> <p><br></p> <p>do you remember that day you shushed me?</p> <p>silk finger on my lips stilling</p> <p>my pulse</p> <p>clouds fell and you</p> <p>caught them, dabbed</p> <p>tears from my eyes, stole the</p> <p>sun's rays, stabbed them</p> <p>through my heart.</p> <p>mercy killing, so was whispered</p> <p>still i,</p> <p>i could not talk, not</p> <p>with your fist down my</p> <p>windpipe, sweet charm tearing</p> <p>me apart.</p> <p>i should have thanked you, admitted</p> <p>you were never</p> <p>to blame</p> <p>still i,</p> <p>i was the quiet one</p> <p>and you,</p> <p>you so insane.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> <p><br></p>