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Cursive N May 2019
We own a black loveseat
I hear you wonder, “Do you still love me?”
There is no doubt in my touch
I pull you in, night after night
And we never drink alone.

Cup my face, hold my waist
I like the way you ask how I’m feeling

A record humming
Occupied guest room
And small swirls collecting in my chest
Our clasped hands knock down city lights
We take pleasure in the bursting sparks

Cup my face, hold my waist
I like the way you ask how I’m feeling

I’m happy at my day job
But I’m happier with you
You curl into me,
So I don’t wonder about the future.

And we never let go of the black loveseat


…Boston
Cursive N May 2019
The bulb of a music note dips into my neck to stifle my breath, my heart, my noise
I ****** to a rock song, and tremble in the profound desires of an artist
I don’t know the name of
We keep tempo and revel in songs that amplify the connection between you and I
A vital pleasure; The way you need music is the way I need you

Flashes of past nights when this method of release heightened my grief show me a
beige carpet floor beside a blue-green Walmart bed set
Satisfying sobs thrummed in tune to death wishes and I can’t quite tell if my present
tears represent some revival of that with you
I used to hide between lyrics and click song after song to feel something similar to the graveness in your eyes when I suppress ******* ringing in high key

Proof you dedicate this playlist to me.

I see sound waves disappear into the ceiling with my eyes rolling shut
My soul is almost mourning, until a confessional guitar saturates me once again
A tear might slip as I arch my back to the bridge
But your thoughtfully selected art carries me through to
a blankness very different from the past

Now I’m raw, encircled by warm, oak tones and the Winter breeze that draws me
close to you
Gratitude vibrates outward and I am breathing in the melody of pheromones
You skip songs and whisper about the pulse of Third Eye Blind; I know that
The way you need music is the way I need you

— The End —