Behind me
to my right,
a woman with whom
a connection
forged through pain
remains.
Acknowledgement or
No
My body
wishes
to embrace
yours
to kiss
your cheeks
having cried
same name tears
And I imagine
as his wife
yours
continue in bathrooms
with Joy
quadrupled.
Now,
My sweet beloved's hand
in mine
maintaining
appropriateness
I surrender to wishes
grounded in the false
beliefs
And I hold,
my body back.
From our sameness
from our alonesss
From 2009
and 2010.
Your heart
I'd whisper
I'm sorry.
I was as crazy as a moth
in the moonlight
And he wouldn't stop shining
my way
touching my lips, brotherly
or no
I told him
he couldn't
he did.
And you,
I wanted
you to know
the real songs
of our story
Like Christopher,
whom I told everything
around a fire.
All out,
not to hold,
this poison
under our skins.
Let it wash
with the rain
with the hysterics
with all my
mistakes.
I want
happiness
For you,
As I
am now.
Far away but close.
I will not step
away from my ideals
This is my heart.
This is my activism.
Women.
We need one another
In that
we are strong.
In divisiveness, weak.
