i call you fake crazy because you’re saner than i
you call me crazy fake on account of my lies
you want to be wild, unleashed, out of bounds
i want my words to bring you around
your distance puts me right at the edge
i’ve grown too used to gripping that ledge
you tell me to play it straight
i say you’ll have a long wait
never up, always down
frankly, I’d rather drown
in a sea of ice
rather than miss the throwing of rice
you ask, is that what this is about?
i say, please love, have no doubt
in my eye shines a glimmer of truth
your gray hair says you’re getting long in the tooth
you say you never were the marrying kind
and leave me alone to chew on the rind
Photo by Eric Ward on Unsplash
Anne Leigh Parrish
Award-winning writer Anne Leigh Parrish’s next novel, an open door, will be published in October 2022 by Unsolicited Press. Recent titles from Unsolicited Press are the moon won’t be dared, a poetry collection, October 2021, and a winter night, a novel, released in March 2021. She is the author of seven other books. She has recently ventured into the art of photography and lives in the South Sound Region of Washington State. Find her online at her website, Twitter, Facebook, Medium, Instagram, Linked In, and Goodreads.
