The silenced words are 'I think I could love
you'
due to this chilled heart
pumping its last chamber empty
over the corpse of his affection
and mine
laying side by side by the main road
arms outstretched because need is what got us
in the end.
Imperfection has never been an issue
until your imperfections made me smile
until they made me
m
e
l
t
and want you through the darkest ditches
of your personality.
I wonder if you realise that you are
insane
and I am you, 2/3/4 years ago
when innocence, for you, was tangible
and honesty was automatic
like the gun in my chest.