David Wasserman
You dug up my earth and ended my r(ai)(eig)n.
Still, you’re soaking up every ounce of me.
Is there any of me left or am I
a cloud caught in the cycle filled with rain?
Still, you’re soaking up every ounce of me.
I feel as if I am about to burst –
a cloud caught in the cycle filled with rain
and child-scaring thunder and lightning.
I feel as if I am about to burst –
I want to lash out at you with my words
and child-scaring thunder and lightning.
Feeling our love has evaporated.
I want to lash out at you with my words.
Is there any of me left or am I
feeling our love has evaporated?
Is there any of me left or am I
David Wasserman (he/him) is the author of Tiny Footcrunch (Unsolicited Press, 2018) and Dealing: Tarot Poems and Pictures (Unsolicited Press, 2019) – the latter in collaboration with Project Runway’s Helen Castillo (art) and in support of NYC non-profit Literacy, Inc. His work has appeared in 8 Poems Journal, Plum Recruit Mag and The Daily Drunk, among others. David is editor-in-chief of the forthcoming Second Chance Lit, teaches elementary school and lives in Connecticut, USA. Find him online at davidwassermanbooks.com or @davidwasserman1.