Let me just hear you say
that we got here accidentally
and we weren’t doomed to fail;
we just got lost
in the majesty,
of what it was
and what it is
and what we thought could be.
Never mind all our fears,
try to forget my awkward gestures
try to forget betrayal;
maybe then we could make it past
this god awful moment
of silence,
of disappointment
at our indiscretions.
It was all
so easy
at the beginning,
now we both have questions
of what was
and what is
and all those things
that came between
our dreams
of what we thought could be.
Trust me to forget;
I’ve never put much stock
in past transgressions.
I only want us now,
want us then;
trapped in a morning after.
Waking with grace
in bed;
serving you,
giving you every finger.
Fuck off
and satisfy
my opaque longing
like a stranger.
So familiar,
but I never told you my name.
Maybe all we wanted
was to save
some little piece
of mystery
about what we are
and where we’re going.
Sunrise,
the sun dies
and we’ll see
what we thought it should be.
HG – 2017
