She Plays With His Heart by Stephen Jarrell Williams

She plays with his heart
laying him out in the morning sun
centerpiece on the corner sidewalk

those walking by

pointing and poking at his fading pulse

accepting her excuses from the past

blaming him

for her outbreaks of savagery

she dances around him

whirling half naked

stopping cars in the street

shocked and enticed by her show

magnifying his weakness

his love for her

she finally says the words

I'm Leaving You

and he closes his eyes

with a last puff of breath

realizing he's free

smiling in death.

Stephen Jarrell Williams loves to write and draw.  He's been published in Mad Swirl, I am not a silent poet, Homestead Review, Chronogram Magazine, Rusty Truck, Mirror Dance, Pyrokinection, Your One Phone Call, Houseboat, Synchronized Chaos, The Beatnik Cowboy, and others. He can be found on Twitter as papapoet.