to love yourself is an art-
so i let nameless men sketch
their fantasies along my hips
to prove that i am too,
                                                a masterpiece.

**** in an antique wooden frame
that hangs by my throat
gagging on the subject of
                                                 love.

I  could  have
          avoided  you,
          but somehow
          I  knew  you
               were a
             collision
         worth having.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019

Even the illusions,
disguising reality,
are in part reality themselves,
simply because,
they
exist.

Have you ever
Fallen so in love
With something
So evil
So full of secrets
And lies
But it was exhilarating
Intoxicating
Breathtaking
So, you ignored the signs
The warnings
Everything you knew
Because you were in love
And it just felt so good
But you knew
It would be your end?