Lilo

 I was often told that’ I had eyes that could see the stars before they hit the night sky. I was often told that I had a body so wild if you stood too close, you could catch motion sickness. I was often told that my language was so quick it made the roadrunner look standoffish. And I was often told that my words were so hard it could break the brick walls that surrounded me.  But nothing could prepare me for Lilo. Lilo, a lover who I made too much room for. Lilo was a lover who made the world seem so immense. He was the type of dude who would leave the sheets in distress. Even though I knew he did not love me I still tried.  Lilo knew he had this effect on me. So I decided, why not go a little further. He was my drug, and I loved it. I was addicted and he used it. He used my eyes to see the feds before they came. He used my body to sell his product. He used my quick language to do quick jobs. And he used my hard mouth as a punching bag. And through it all, I still loved him. I loved him because he made the world seem so immense and… and he left the sheets in distress. I was so blinded by this, that I did not see what was killing me. A poison that was slowly taking me to my grave. So, I took a test, and it came back 99.99% positive for HIV… I stared dumbfounded at the paper. Trying desperately to switch the name that appeared… It was in bold letters that were stamped to the page. Lilo made the world feel so immense then to a small place where it was hard to breathe… he left the sheets in distress, but those sheets turned into a straight jacket, a straight jacket that compressed my chest until I could not feel life.  Lilo snatched everything from me like a thief in the night, and I just let him.         

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Me

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EugeneRichmond

This poem is about my personal life... Through all the struggles..

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