this isn't going to be very pretty
but
it'll be honest,
like me.

i have done everything i can
and so have you
but nothing that we do
is ever enough.

living in a past time
just to
pass the time
are we living
or just
reminiscing?

i can't make you love me
if you don't

the words tear their way through my head
day in and day out
but when it comes to speaking them,
my brain has gone dead,
as well as my mouth

so keep yours still
while i trail after you with all the kisses
you couldn't spare
my lips cold and tired of waiting
bones frigid with care.

i hope soon you'll see
the time and love you've wasted
chasing a phantom