All I ever wanted was
someone who would never leave me.
And there you are, again,
polishing criticisms like daily koans,
A gleaming eye wrapped in
a shell.
There you are, blowing
dust in my face,
reminding me everything is
ruined.
You are the inky layer of
fascia
dragging me to a crawl,
to supplication.
No one will ever stay with
me the way you do--
you and your
sharp-edged truths
I can’t seem to
differentiate from lies.
You are loudest in
silence,
when the television is
off, the meetings over,
and all I want is to be
left alone—
to disappear for a
moment.
And there you are
offering me
a final way out.
