everything goes better with a kiss
[when will i forget to love you?]
i like that i no longer say “we” when talking about things i did with you
i say “I did this” and “I did that”
[i feel like a pathetic sap]
i find myself wondering
if i will ever love anyone else as much as i [even still] love you.
[so here it is thanksgiving]
and i feel compelled to be a productive poet
and write a great poem about thanksgiving
and i don’t feel that thankful.
[i want more self-discipline]
i want to learn a new language
i want to read great books
i want to write great things
The Fire and the Moth
i dreamt about you last night
i could feel your body as real as when we danced
[i can’t count the number of times i almost cried today]
it seems my heart almost ruptures from loneliness
[today more than the last few]
whenever i smell anything similar to your perfume
i turn around.
[am i in love with her?]
is love noticing her hair is softer today than yesterday?
is love rationally willing me to not think of her, but doing so anyway?