never been

never been

A Poem by Kai Bishop
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first times and forget-me-nots

"

 

our skin brushes

and ive never been this close to someone

and it feels like deer caught in headlights

like a car crash waiting to happen

there's poison in our veins

and bodies in the next room that could catch us

but we're here and we're doing this

aren't we?

 

my voice is whiny

and i know that

and i know you don't want it

don't want me

at least

not enough to admit it out loud

you started this

and you take me anyway

why?

 

beauty in the moonlight

lamps reflecting off snow

shadows playing

its funny

the details that remain and the ones that fade

the tv glaring through the gloom

you and me

nothing between us

mouths working

this is our principal

this is how we work

 

now there's quiet

you don't touch me

i don't admit how much it hurts

i try, you deny

a controller hitting the floor

a pact shattering in your eyes forcing me to watch

the shouting

the angry tears

the hurt tears

the snow

darkness

 

its been years

there's a feigned forgetfulness between us

the creak of a bus seat

the shifting of your weight

we both look away

our hands don't touch

you stand

you leave

repeat, repeat, repeat

and we do

a broken record

forced to play

 

this is how we work now

and i wonder

would you have me if i still wanted you?

regret works both ways

and so does memory

and i still wonder

do you remember us?

in the shadows

in secret

i do

 

but that was then

when we touched

and this is now

when we do not

and this is our new pact

this is our principal

and

ive never been so close to someone

 

© 2015 Kai Bishop


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Tags: first time, virginity, secrets, shame, need, memory

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Kai Bishop
Kai Bishop

New Brunswick, Canada



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My name is Kai Bishop, and I publish under the names Apollo Blake and Cosmo Knox. My favorite genres are paranormal romance and urban fantasy! more..

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A Poem by Kai Bishop