You know how I feel about you
I know how you feel about me
And if I felt like I could truly stay
I so would.

I wish I could
I wish we could be so sassy together
Like you described last night
Sitting on our hands
There is no way to deny
The undeniable attraction.

Do you remember when
We would say things like that to each other
When we would make love?

It's hard not to
Fall back into
You
A long hug
You pressed my body into yours
Kissing my neck like
You may never get to again
My lips black
Like you must have
Neglected them
For a full months time.

You said you like it
You like the poetic responses
I sweep up branches and limbs
That fell while you were gone
Rebuilding the shelter around me
You reach through my window
A prism of light, you can't help but want it
But baby I need you to want all of me.

I know you can't and you won't
I know you aren't gonna walk away
From the freedom you claim you seek
So I watch you watch me go.

It's September now
It's the month I was born and raised
Balancing beams and justice filled things
Pumpkins appear and take flight
I prepare for a busy ride.

Maybe we can start a new
But you're right
Honesty must not only be your water
It must become your refuge.