Abandoner
By bedazzled •
An indented veneer
bounces the words
back
at masked faces.
Your mask
is all too
transparent.
You are
a superficial ally
in a sea
of divisions.
I am
nothing
but an outline
to fill the space
at your side.
Depleted of energy,
I cannot summon
a smile
for you
anymore.
You don't smile
at me.
So icicles dangle
from my fingertips.
I snap them in
contempt.
Another tally,
another abandoner,
another empty
chair.