Two Poems by Gabrielle Petitto

I would

 

If I could, I would turn it back to the day it all began

when

I was young and you had it all figured out.

If I could, I would call you up

and

let you know how you've destroyed me.

If I could, I would have never fallen in love with

those eyes.

If I could, I would die

 in your arms

rather than be without you now.

If I could, I would stab a knife right through the center of

 your heart.

I would watch you die like a bird fighting to live

and fly,

as I have every day since I left.

If I could, I would have made you come after me.

If I could, I would send pins and needles down

your spine--

make your body shake, make your blood shiver.

If I could, I would be your first.

I would be your last.

I would be every breath you inhale,

every sigh you exhale,

every promise that you break.

If I could, I would be your only hope

to a life worth living.

If I could, I would be a drug,

get inside of you- kill your brain cells,

be an addiction so that you can't think.

Don't look now-- but baby, your alone.

I guess we all die

of

broken hearts.

If I could, I would.

 

 

 

 

What Do They Know

 

Nightfall sweeps

and we close our doors.

Inadequate love is our illusion.

A scapegoat and a sacrifice

deters the panic of this

forbiiden love.

You watch as I

stumble away--

to an ordinary life of rationality.

I'd like to see you

grativate to what I call, my reality.

Exhiliration flies through my rosy red cheeks

and flourishes into this dampening night air--

I scratch at my head,

I claw at my skin,

I erase myself as every passionate strand of hair is ripped out

for the glory of reason

to do

what they tell us

is right. 

 

 

 

Gabrielle Petitto graduated from Plattsburgh State University with her bachelors in English Literature and Business.  In 2011, Gabrielle completed her Masters in English Literature with hopes of publishing her work which includes poetry, fiction, and memoir writing. She has a strong passion for travel and adventure, but for now Gabrielle's home is in Long Island, NY, where she writes in her spare time and enjoys her career as a Staffing Manager for Robert Half International.