goodness

stark.
learning
nocturnal, eternal talk
we touched
on wisdom teeth,
abcesses
and cavities - pain caused by absence.
sense of self-defenseless
the Venn intersection
of boredom,
a swirl of steadiness
and inebriation.
if the perfect circle is a pearl,
you are the perfect pearl.
concentric
eccentricity in the symmetry
of its arc.
when we’re together
i feel distance
i feel force fields
i am not the enemy
but i guess i remind you of recent trauma.
bombarded
i brush away your guardedness
like loose, used floss.
we walk
past the park.
your strides are marked
instantly parallel and
decently equidistant.
kicking
i don’t discern the caution
unknowing
but i’ll hold the umbrella
that keeps the
conversation going.
show me how you do that trick.