maybe i'm wrong / to us

july 14, 2022

i don’t know who you will be right now
attentive, maybe, gaze unwavering and lips curving
bored, maybe, back slouching and shoulders caving
annoyed, maybe, eyebrows pinching and eyes rolling
distracted, maybe, head shaking and fingers wringing

i can bear that weight, i can hold the sky
i can wipe my tears, i can indulge my smiles

it is when you are
emotionless, maybe, body unmoving and stare unfeeling
that makes me
emotional, maybe, body trembling and stare numbing.

june 27, 2022

to her
my words are dull,
meaningless fragments
of a retired consciousness
brought into the world
as a responsibility,
not a necessity.

to me
her words are sharp,
gruesome punches
slipping out from the
crossroads of my life
where I stand
with no direction.