My response to this week's Read Write Poem prompt.
We
I only want to stay in this moment
With lips pressed to fingertips
Fingertips pressed to flesh
Flesh pressed to flesh
Once we were unbroken
Ripe, with fervor
Unaware of the cost
And all too willing to pay
Then it happened
A misuse of words
I gathered them up
Only to use you
Only to let you use me
A complex agreement
To go on without feeling
Touch me, but don’t love me
I’m not yours for the keeping
Want me, but don’t need me
Break the silence with heavy breathing
And when it’s over
Let it be over for good
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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Jessica,
ReplyDeletePowerful poem and with such a touch of sadness.
"Touch me, but don't love me"
Wonderfully done!
Pamela