A Careless Woman

You ran through my mind, ran faster than a bullet,

And got stuck to my skull like old bubble gum.

You ripped my thoughts, and you emptied my wallet,

Danced around me, smelling of tobacco and rum.

You hit my forehead like a golden lightning bolt,

Emptying my lungs of fresh air to breathe.

You spilled all the lies that I have never told,

Then baked my brain in the summer heat.

You watched as they took me for a careless woman,

You did not try to correct them once.

They branded me immoral, branded me inhuman,

They said I should go and listen to the nuns.

You spun me around faster than an autumn storm,

And I did not get a chance to land on my feet.

This romance, it used to be biting yet warm,

Now it bathes in my loss, my ultimate defeat.

-Jackie