A Pretentious Life Poem by Nick Kler

She numbs my mind
with her glory
Upon my skin
she tells her story

When she leaves me
I get scared to the bone
I lie here all alone
Deep within her
Amnesiac lure

I curl back up
Into the dark, deceptive den
What a perfect place
To hide my guilt n shame

No one left to help me see
Deny the things
that brought me here

I cry for her
I look for her
when I finally find her
Oh! how she quenches
My endless thirst

With her subtle sweetness
She takes me high
Into the clouds of light
She holds me softy
On the inside
And takes me far
Into the glowing starlight

I know that someday
It would kill me
But my love for her
Keep getting strong

Without her,
I feel naked and small
She is my parent,
My child,
My ambiguous wife
She is the one
that gets me through
This pretentious life