Often, I think back. Grip on the childhood uncurls, slowly. If the muscles don't fail, bones will break. Oh, Did you ever get over your neglect? Comes and goes, Bexis, comes and goes. Too high an expectation, receive your input and your feedback. Grip on my childhood memories loosens, sudden. In your descent, you grow terminal. Your heart beats so hard it might rip through your ribs to fly upward, back to the summit. All your love, it is not lost, I lap you up, still. Is this separation unreal? I can never figure out if I'm naive or cynical, if I'm worthy or worthless. How did you feel, when with me? How did I feel, when with you? If the muscles don't fail, bones will break. If we play with what's at stake, will we ever learn and grow? And if so, is it worth this grinning ghost? We'll make it, either way.