Love Is A Weapon

( by Nick Mancuso )

love is a weapon that i keep
loaded by the door to stay away
intruders that look too deep
my words are sweet but just beneath
the tongue i find
a nest of vipers
sleep.

i did not know her
when first we slept
and our two heads

on one pillow found

rocks grew there
the bed was card board deep

and her heart a grave

love is a weapon that i keep
loaded by my side

to stay away intruders
at the door

my words are sweet
but all beneath
the tongue

a nest of vipers
sleep.