You grow
as a **** around my heart.
Intertwining
          with my veins
                    and
                          invading my thoughts.
As a parasite
you latch onto me
           and **** away
                    at everything
                          I once was.

bonnie and clyde since we committed our first felon
our intimacy was just supposed to be my teenage rebellion

you were a schemer
with a wicked demeanor
i was a dreamer
with a heart full of fever

i said i was bonnie and you said you were clyde
but how sad to realize i made it up in my mind

I am NOT a choice.
So do not dare come to me
with your lighthearted laughs
and crinkly eyes
and goofy grin.

I am NOT an object.
So do not dare call me
and ask if I want to hang out
to watch a movie
we have both seen before.

I am NOT yours.
So do not think you can spurn me
and then I will fall into your arms
whenever you get a feeling
below your belly.

I am ME.
So do know that I am
independent
irreplaceable
incomparable.

But how serendipitous
to find your kiss,
wrapped around my fingertips.

I wear it openly
for all to see,
not wanting any mystery.