- Lena Drake
Pomegranate
Updated: Nov 8, 2022
In my dream you showed up
out of nowhere, pomegranate
in December. You were sweet
and ready, like you weren’t
before. The last time I saw
you, filled eyes and troubled
brow, you told me everything
but goodbye. I must have been
waiting all this time.
In my dream you were happy
to see me, as though you too
had waited. I used to cry in
bar bathrooms when my date
didn’t kiss me right. I used
to shout obscene things
to strangers, in case they'd
decide to try me out
for the night.
In my dream you took me as
though I belonged to you. I
used to give myself away
as though I wasn't the owner.
You always knew what you
wanted. Remember the maroon
couch beside the hallway? We
never closed the door.