Resolutions

By Nadine Thomas-Brown
April 28,2008


Today I forced love out the door
Latched it behind him with reinforced resolve
And breathed a sigh of redemption


Then I mopped his footsteps from my
House. Erased all traces of his fingerprints
Took a moment to drink long draughts from this fresh brew of no regrets
Out of my new day, cup.


I washed his lovestains out my hair and put on
The rainments of a new woman, ethereal, real, becoming…


I ‘d grown tired of the company he left me
In

Mis- spent time cause
I was spending mine with
Pain and heartache, sorrow and heartbreak,
in orgies of sadness.

Strong I tried to stay put him out,send him away
But he’d return, sincere and new
Promising Lying, spouting change.,,
and fool me would drink it up, sup his lies from this bitter cup….

This time if he returns, I will not be kind
I will put on my father’s army boots,
kick the shit out of him and lock his ass in the car trunk
I’ll go all waiting to exhale on his ass and shit , Angela Basset on his ass and shit.

Find me some new ass. Shit!