Sparklers... Poem by Nestor David Armas

What good

Are all the words

What good

Are all the stars,

Under this vast sky

The distance

Between us

Is as far

As the sun,

And just as

Unreachable,

Like hot coffee

Burning the roof

Of my mouth,

I keep trying

Over and over,

Stubborn,

Not minding

The pain,

Though I've sung

All the songs

In my heart,

She won't listen

Tone deaf I must be,

I can't coax a twinkle

Out of her eyes,

Unlit sparklers

I've run out of matches...

(11/07/2012)