the imminent

She asked me to hang on
But the slippery reins had gone
leather made its curious mark
Scars where once the passion barked
But whiplash those leashes flail free
No longer tugging on the alchemy
Of our uneasy chemistry
This could never work
And this could never last very long
Familiarity seems
A contemptuous song.
But alas hope spawns
The gritted teeth and finger tips
A precipice of romance
She snaps her nails
Such determination through love
I like the way you hang on
Despite me
I like the way you invite me inside
When weather has turned my tide
such simple words my chords do lack
On hearts we stack
Our  layers of love
And still we hung on
And you the anvil
Shaping the austere
My cold solid function
You forged me
But those malleable rods could never smelt
The heated steel and debate we felt
May never end
Yet we hung on
And sparks can fly
When words do try
To negotiate
The winding road we celebrate
we reached this far
the splintering path of love
And yes she will clench barbed wire
And yes he fell in thorns
Willingly for her
So sad that this shall cease
The inevitable crossroad
The imminent release
Slipping…..