Do & Don’t: A Haiku

In the such short years
We see them all fall away
And our promises….

gloss: a haiku

Who doesn’t think time
Will soon whisper to us all
I’ve lied for too long

What is this soul-mate
This muse, who wears Others’ shoes
Whose worth walks these halls

Now broken-hearted
What good the premonitions
What purpose the eyes

All these thoughts flooding
Who’ll be resolved not to drown
Who’ll fight and rise up

Take today aside
Wearing that very same smile
Speaking only truth

I will soon exhale
And it will be sensuous
And last a lifetime

Used then discarded
Rubbish now or recycled
Into your new life

So long being served
A meal I never asked for
From some strange kitchen

Have I told you yet
It bleeds effervescent orange
The scent of sunburst