Stutter
and rain stutters
over greasy pavement
slicked with oil
and I stutter
over words like
cracks in the soaked
sidewalk.
and your car stutters
over starting
I hope it won't.
and I stutter
over listless plees
don't go.
And I stutter
over tears as
the engine catches
and the wheels stutter
over damp ground
you leave me.
and my breath stutters
around blood
in my mouth when
I inhale,
exhale,
stutter,
exhale,
I leave you.
This poem is about:
Me