wake up and wipe my nose,
check for blood
in a room without you

loving someone will ruin your life

go to sleep

you do not fit
perfectly into my arms
love is not convenient it is
walking on gravel barefoot it is
biting your tongue chewing it is
a headache in a movie theater it is
drinking until you're blind it is
making room for you

i reject what i have not
earned
but you are my
college education
my stable household
and my steady income

days melt into weeks
and it is laughable
to kneel and kiss your feet
more than a lover,
you are my breakfast
my lunch
and my dinner