if I have not told you lately
that I love you
time has gotten in the way
of everything
I want to say

if I have told you too much
that I love you
its just because
my mind has dissolved
into chaos

do not mind my words
do not mind my heart

the sun rises
and sets
each day
because we are just a sliver
in the universe
a thorn
not shaken loose yet

and we will never change it
and you will never love me
and I will never believe
in anything but this

it’s all concrete
imbedded
engraved
painted
into stone.