I Miss Daniel Poem by Robin Bennett

Maybe you recall the day we split up-
You stared at me, all black cat like,
spewing bad luck and drowning me
to death in your envy colored eyes.

You went straight for the heart, and triple
dog dared me with your devilish good looks.
Two months and many twisted sheets later,
my heart got pierced. I blame one of those damn
pointy stars I was always wishing on. I lost out
to gravity then. Crashing right back to Earth.
Head first and heart heavy.

So you took your bedroom eyes-
from the nightstand and left,
me crying in my best satin. I swear you
put an evil eye curse on me. My legs turned
to lime jello. So, I stayed in bed and
hallucinated over clouds in my martini,
and watched the driving purple rain.

I began dreaming of my imaginary brother
Daniel. Seems he headed to Spain last week.
Says it the most beautiful place he's ever seen.
I miss Daniel. God knows how
much I miss you, too.