say

when you say my

name

i forget it is

mine

and i swallow

all the lies

you feed me.

it tastes so sweet.

it takes so little.

you just have to breathe

smile

put your thumb on

my lips

and every semblance

of reason

escapes my body

like the air I exhale.

what do you do to me?

your indifference

keeps me up in the night

and your hand

grasps my throat

even when you are

not there.

i see you everywhere.

in the sunrise

and glittering stars

in the waves of the ocean

and sand on the shore.

you will never love me.

but that doesn’t stop

my heart

from wanting

you to.