And as the rain falls,
I cannot help but wonder
if someone prayed for rain

and that, my dear, is why we have never been more than a couple of nothings trying to figure out what kind of nothing we could do with each other

and the answer to that, my dear, is inevitably, nothing

I like to sit outside and
think of you

the grass is fragrant
Which reminds me
of your constant overuse
of cologne to cover the
scent of the cigarettes
You smoke
and the wind
whether it knows or not
whispers your name
and reminds me that you
are a bad idea
that loving you
is dangerous
So I don't listen to the wind
because the wind
has never loved you
and the wind
has never had the satisfaction
of your voice and your smile
And your touch

August


Go ahead and tell me it's silly,
but losing you was much like
wisdom teeth

After they were cut away from me,
my wisdom teeth/you/it all left
gaping holes
excruciating pain
headaches
and extra medicine to be taken

And as much as I hate
the things listed above,
leaving my wisdom teeth inside
   any longer
would have caused me great(er) harm

Just as
leaving you in my life
   any longer
would have caused me great(er) harm