Ménage a Trois
August 2nd, 2006Man: It was evil.
Woman: It was insidious.
Man/Woman (together): We each thought it was the other until it spoke to us
in our own voices and then we knew we had a vampire.
It flew at us like the past, made a mockery of the future we
wanted.
Man: Had me thinking she wasn’t the sky I flew in.
Woman: Had me thinking he wasn’t the rock I stood on.
Man/Woman (together): Had us thinking we were each other’s enemy.
Man: Loaded and cocked. My words were fists.
Woman: Stealth bomber. Appeared out of nowhere. Disappeared into pain.
Man: I lost my job.
Woman: I got a promotion.
Man: Attitude problems. I spoke a black man’s language.
Woman: There’s a time and a place. Mouths to feed.
Man/Woman: That’s when it bit.
Man: Damn mosquitoes…
Woman: …sucking our blood.
Man: I slapped at them.
Woman: I sprayed repellant.
Man/Woman: But it wasn’t mosquitoes. Our blood was being drained.
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Vampire: The blood was rich. Full of love and life. They had no right to it.
I made it mine. Became big and strong. Starting eyeing the children.
Classic albatross.
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Man/Woman: We stood looking at the couple in the mirror.
Woman: Lean.
Man: Fighting lean.
Man: Fuck this shit.
Woman: My name’s not Kendra.
Man: You love me?
Woman: I love you.
Man: You ready?
Woman: I’m ready.