Thursday, October 20, 2016

i saw a picture

i saw a picture of you
half naked in my bed
and i zoomed in
on your face
some imposed lines across your lips

every day i'm afraid i'm in love with you

i saved that photo
and it feels wrong
god, my life was a mess
but finding you again was like
finding my lost limb

twenty eight years old

all my mother's lovers died
she lives alone
you told me i'd move on
but i took that picture
three years ago

here i am

drinking whiskey on the blue ridge parkway
smile lines superimposed
i've never felt more put together
couldn't find a darker shade of blue
couldn't stop looking at you