if i convince myself
that everything around me
is slowly fading beams of lightthen it's easier to say goodbye
i'm no good withno-strings-attached
but i fine withgoing back to
old lovers
this time
without the intention
of anything special
and trying to
make something out of nothingi am good
with finding new lovers
who live in other states
too far away
and flirting
finding some comfort
in the way of words
wishesof being close together
flirtatious advances
tuck me into bed
and let me restwith the feeling
of being lovedby someone who isn't
obligated
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The future has already past
PoetryWhile my mind urges me to write something more than I think I can be myself, I sit in my bed the light dimmed and music playing in the background trying to figure out why It's in this book that I will write more. I'm not even sure it matters. I'm...