I just want to not want this
But I do
I want this
Even though I can already see my heart
Dangling above a meat grinder
By a capillary vein
Pumping with the pace of desperation
That our lips might touch
I wish I didn’t want to kiss you
But I do
You are not supposed to stand so close
I can feel your breath
It is sweet when I inhale it
And I know your tongue must taste like
The coffee I am watching you drink
All the right kinds of bitter
I don’t want
To sleep alone anymore
And I don’t want
To continue guessing
What you might be thinking or doing
At this very moment
And because I don’t want anything to be unrequited between us
Right now
I’m drinking a tall can
And wondering how I can make my house not haunted
And am secretly loving you
I am secretly loving you
And all I want
The only thing
Is for you to love me back
In any way you can
Special thanks to Miss Regan Troop for the first line and inspiration.