Slip

 Sunday morning

he said he made

her bleed 

bonds get

different as sands shape 

behaviors 

slip

"They all lie, they all paint their faces"

one man says,

"My honey's so good, can't replace her"

says another

I find the truth between 

and desire new sheets

something out of the dryer

recently, unsoiled, soft and 

clean slip your

shape to my bed

and fit well

the mattress is deep

fortune favors the bold

no matter the thread count 

I often find myself trying 

like the devil to replace the 

simplest of items

something not worth a whole lot

be damned, be caught

still slip off 

I must

build myself to tree-like

stature 

ignore the wanton 

lack of pasture 

and graze new towns 

I don't know what comes

after this

but I'll be 

damned if I let 

myself

slip