41. Let Them Miss You
Let them miss you.
Let them wonder what wild joy you’re chasing,
why you didn’t think to invite them along.
Let them hear your laughter from afar,
Let them miss you.
Let them wonder what wild joy you’re chasing,
why you didn’t think to invite them along.
Let them hear your laughter from afar,
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When you cross my mind,
my stomach no longer crisscrosses itself.
When that song comes on,
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Famous Poem
We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
Your name is just a name now.
Memories no longer rush back,
pouring through my body,
flooding my mind, drowning my
Can I really love anything?
My home, my life, the fantasy?
What trouble will it bring,
If I can't love anything?
Just one more look to remember you by.
One more kiss before we say goodbye.
Just one more smile to remember your charms
while caressing you with loving arms.
I ask, why did you want to damage me?
My aching heart felt it all with blunt force.
So sad how you acted out savagely.
What's even worse is you had no remorse.
I wake up
Once again I feel the pain in my chest
Like something is missing
Like I am drowning.
He said he needed some head space
Ya know, just some time to think
His head was apparently cluttered
In the orbit around his brain