June 8, 2006

kerf


i gave you my heart
          you stabbed it, left it to rot
i threw the knife back


MYHL
6/8/06

Copyright © 2006 Marc Y H Landeweer

Commentary: A haiku that came during an endurance bike ride
kerf: n. A groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an ax. (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company)

1 comment:

Boogie Shoes said...

Marvelous, marvelous, marvelous!! Wish I had had this during my last breakup....