i was removing my makeup
he was standing in the doorway
watching
he closed the door & turned off the light
we stood together in the dark face to face,
cold with the window open
surrounded by tile & porcelain
he pulled me to the floor
we laid on the rug together
breathing
i said "why do you lie to people?"
sleepy, he said "mostly to get what i want"
"why do you lie to people?" he asked me
"because i want to pretend i'm someone else"