Free verse № 1494
standing on the dry weeds
standing on the dry weeds
in the shallow front yard
and telling me of your plans
to move to another city
while i watch the skyline
of this city over your shoulders
half lit and being washed
sideways by the sun.
i say you shouldn't go
and you don't acknowledge
my words but you smile
because we both know
i am not the one to be saying that
and if i want to be the one
to be saying that then
i have to weigh me versus them
and i am so light already,
giddy, confused not in desire
but with what follows.
how many secret nights can i carry
when one may be too many
but none is not enough
if the wrong is in our thoughts
instead of in our actions then
there is a calendar of indiscretion
i have already filled
you leave, walking
in the middle of the street,
i am shaking my head
and i keep shaking
my head as i go into the house
because i need every no
to stop me from following.
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