C.S. Lewis said
to love is
to be
vulnerable

and I'm so tired
of that

it's a wound I
can't stop
touching
and so,
it hurts
again

so after all
is said and
done-
after you've put your
keyhole glasses
on
a nightstand
far from me,
I hope that
this blue
October's
filled with
our last
summer's
peace

I still love you
and that's
all of
everything.