you don’t put a human through
adult ****
and expect them to come out
as a child

i have so much love to give


                   but no one ever wants it

that night we laid awake
staring at the dark ceiling above
sleep didn’t come
and we didn’t want
to miss a single moment of this
talking and kissing
for so long we were sober again
for so long the sun came up
a loud Saturday night
carried into a quiet Sunday morning