I spotted you from afar

and it took only a minute

to see you as you are.

It’s not so hard to see

with not just your heart,

but your soul upon your sleeve

exactly who you are

and just how much you need.

© Autumn Siders 2016

I was busy stealing your heart

while you were taking my breath away.

Two thieves lost in the night,

we went our separate ways.

If ever our paths should cross again

I will know better this time around

to lock up what’s important,

and keep my heart safe and sound.

© Autumn Siders 2016

Your fancy footwork in the ring

was almost enough to distract me

from the left hook you sent my way

that still glanced, ever so gently,

the atrophied muscle that sat

within my chest for so long

and refused to beat even once

until your left hook, made me strong.

© Autumn Siders 2016

It seems odd that rejection

is what people fear more often

when acceptance is the weight

that sits heavily on your shoulders

daring you not to fuck up

and claiming much of your soul

which should belong only to you.

©Autumn Siders 2016

The earth moved below my feet

as the dishes rattled their own beat

and the ceiling shook, raining down

as the walls crumbled to the ground

creating ruins instead of grand

structures that used to stand

before the never ending assault

that questions, who’s at fault?

© Autumn Siders 2016