Questioning

I've loved you many times, welcomed you, if reluctantly. I open my arms and you fade. This time, maybe you'll stay.

Exhaustion

Drip-drop, one foot before the other.

I'm bled dry,

empty,

whisperings fading.

Crumbling like sandstone,

a bit at a time.

Unwanting

Let's leave this place,

shake off the dust, the memories, and the early feelings.

We'll cut the ribbon tying us to them,

break our bodies, join our souls.

I can't imagine wanting.

My desire exists for you alone,

your ankles twined with mine.

What more could I ask you for?

We're not like them, you know.

They'll say we are,

pleading with us,

but you know the truth.