I Side Stepped A Pistol Into A Shotgun Poem by Leonard Dantzler

And my smile isn't the same because my eyes are now darker
My laugh is hollow
Where did his soul go? They wonder in unison
It's drifting along a road that is unknown to these feet
I don't think I need it back, it only weighs me down
I think about thinking about you and I realize I don't know an inkling about you
I guess I catapulted my heart into the wrong arms
I play the card of the charmer but charm is beat by ignorance these days
The Casanova of the Loners
I am searching for a place to hide my heart
It's too fragile to give out any more
I tossed it into the sea and it resurfaced
I threw it to the stars and it shot back down
So I'll hide it in my chest, covered in a love proof vest
But the bullets of Cupid aim for the head and the the poison works its way to the heart from the inside
Ducking low and choking on the desperation to escape, I run
Defrost this frostbit heart until it evaporates as water to the heat
I was only lying when I said I cared just as I am lying now
I know I cared but a brave face is better than no face, right?
I painted us a dream land while I was high on anesthesia