i start the title before the book is written
a chapter or two i have
but not much else
she says when i was a kid it was my way or the highway
she's the type to say 'turn me loose'
and i know exactly what she means when she says it
she says she's figuring it out just like the rest of us
only she's got something deeper that needs resolution.
who to love
who to leave
who to be.
she's open like a book
and i like her that way
i'm open like a book
and she likes me that way.
our hours together comprise of truths that were buried deep
and only recently excavated
we share like we've known each other-
like we've trusted each other-
or anyone for that matter
for a while longer than it's been.
she wants to be addictive
and secure
and someone to just get her
i get her.
without brushing our hands on each other's face
we weaken the resistance
the way it takes lovers years to do
we don't ask questions about anything but what is
and shower each other with sympathies reserved for family
or the family we deserved to have.
we comprehend the broken
and severed
and we recognize that we survived
the hardest part
without recognition
or credit.
sometimes these things go unnoticed
but when you meet someone along the way
who just knows
they
just
know..
in her
there is a part that still wants to give
a part that isn't jaded by early disappearances
and missed occasions
there is a part of her that found the right people along the way
to show her
that the typical
is anything but
there are few loves around
like her
there is no other glove that could fit her as well.
solitary sister
there is still a part of you that wants to live
solitary sister
there is still a part of you that wants to give.
she tells me
she's a survivor for better or worse
and though it never makes no sense
the fire burns despite the water trying to drown her spirit
well i'm holdin' on
and she's holdin' on
and i've got a lighter up to keep her warm
i've got heat
to give
and she's got room to take it in.
she tells me things like she's known me
all this time
and i tell her i've got an ease like
this is the second time around for us in some way
i like that the understanding is there
and that the boundaries are unnecessary
because it seems like there's nothing too far to cross
or too close to miss.
i'll meet her half way any time
i'll meet her anywhere she wants to go.
because she's got something for me
and she tells me i've got something for her
despite me not knowing exactly what that is...
