What more could I
possibly ask of you?
You’ve given me everything
that I could have wanted.
Slowly slid into dystopia,
hiding nothing from me
in your shadow.
I asked you
for the secret
the first time we met.
You didn’t have to tell me,
but you played along with it.
Smiled when you felt
the feeling
crawl across your skin;
you knew I felt the same.
I have lived
a few thousand days,
though maybe
there were none as strange.
Broke open a bottle
of painful memories
and gave each other
what we truly wanted.
What more could you
possibly ask of me?
I’ve given you everything
that you ever wanted.
Hold me close to your
cold skin
and watch the sun go down on
another Armageddon.
Whisper to me
another little secret.
All this time
and I still feel excitement,
touching you,
your shadow,
your darkness.
What more could we give
each other?
We’ve already given each other
the world.
HG – 2021
