an accidental intimacy is committed
between the right-now me
and the me-a-few-minutes-ago
as i slip onto my body,
(made cold by the air of the room,)
the warmest shirt i have ever felt,
soft and hot with the heat of
my own body
that i had already forgotten.
two me's converge, here.
i wrap my arms around myself.
i forgive my old self for all he has done to me
yesterday
because look what he would do for me
today,
he would keep himself warm
so that one day he would be cold
so that one day i could pick this hot shirt up
and wear it.
we waltz, we dance,
until the heat calms under the fan,
and then we are just one man
and i catch myself missing him.
Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024 at 1:57 AM UTC
an accidental intimacy is committed
between the right-now me
and the me-a-few-minutes-ago
as i slip onto my body,
(made cold by the air of the room,)
the warmest shirt i have ever felt,
soft and hot with the heat of
my own body
that i had already forgotten.
two me's converge, here.
i wrap my arms around myself.
i forgive my old self for all he has done to me
yesterday
because look what he would do for me
today,
he would keep himself warm
so that one day he would be cold
so that one day i could pick this hot shirt up
and wear it.
we waltz, we dance,
until the heat calms under the fan,
and then we are just one man
and i catch myself missing him.
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