I'm not a poet, I
only write because I need
to release the heat
you built up in my heart
to bleed it out in ink
hot and fresh and raw, I
breathe you in and out
like oxygen

I'm not a poet, I
only write to tell you all the things
I'm never brave enough to say aloud

I'm not a poet, I
only write for love of you
I only write for lack of you
so
put my fingertips to better use
or swing me silent with your hips
and bring a stop
to this train of thought
with your lips