If you leave me all I can think

is that I am finally cracked. You are a werewolf

seeking blood. You howl with magic

from the moon.



If you leave me, I think of hatred. You are a ghost

now, in the hallway. Why don’t you hide

from my human form? I know better than my words;

they must be beautiful forever.



If you leave me, all I want

is comprehension. Questioning how

many times I can drown in the same ocean-

beating my head against the wall.



-Jesse Haydn