Your mouth went running,
I let it go on.
The tunes that tortured,
I never turned off.
My heart crushed,
By the heel of your strum.
I let it stomp.
My senses torn,
By the blades in your voice.
I let it cut.
My soul shattered,
By the ice in your stare.
I let it break me.
My limbs disassembled,
Laying, done, on the floor.
I let it continue.
Your mouth went running,
I let it go on.
The tunes that tortured,
I never turned off.
etta 2009
THE TUNES THAT TORTURED