3 Poems While I Foolishly Fall
September 9th, 2021
1.
I keep holding my breath And gasping for air when I'm around you When I think of you How could I have forgotten that your frame is my own? I pull at your edges to sew them to mine Mumbling through intertwined tongues I never want to let you go And yet I do I leave my home again
2.
I am following a loosely drawn plan of my future Working towards some half-conjured goal Dreaming of content Thinking of safety Creating my security Searching for any kind of certainty Something to be sure of But nothing has been as sure as you. You could end up being it all.
3.
Did I ever escape your gravity or did I choose to ignore it? I have seen you in the faces of many felt your touch in other's hands A familiar presence from a body I don't know You have haunted me Sink your teeth into me and I will finally surrender. You don't have to hold me tight. I won't resist anymore You can have me
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