I knew immediately
After felt the
Change no longer
Wandering and wanton
Your hand simply
Curled in mine
Unmoving not exploring
More out of
Respect not affection
Short lived we
Are like a
Firecracker all pop
Now fizz you
Don’t need to
Say anything your
Silence is deafening
Friends I guess
Now we are
I didn’t want
A lover so
My disappointment is
Minor oh yes
We played house
And created a
World but then
I realized that
You’re distracted with
Your own life
And me just
A treat like
Ice cream upon
Which to lick
It’s the silence
That bothers me
Like mice picking
Away at slumber
The thoughts come
So what if
And who cares
Dreams not peaceful
Filled with questions
Like a child
Unprepared for school
I sit wondering
Where’d you go
That I wouldn’t
Be there also
And so we
Met on a
Grassy hilltop restaurant
Clothed in armor
Ready for battle
Two men uncertain
Of strategy certain
Of device over
Octopus and steak
The armor grew
Heavy and undress
We did until
Naked wrestling with
Each other for
Dominance finally signing
Our treaties with
A thousand kisses
Any word will
Do when you
Speak it it’s
Not the word
But how you
Form it words
Come and words
Go but oh
That smile when
Saying it has
Burned into memory
Like a brand
