As the rain beats the Earth
The romantic blues in her fall

As the rain beats the Earth
She tore the territory of my belt

As the rain beats the Earth
The lightning testifies to our sweat

As the rain beats the Earth
We made love still and yet

Tell me about the things you do
And the things you've learned,
Let me try out your base experiences.
It won't unravel you,
They won't admit of your adversities;

And they won't bring me closer to the 'why,'
But by learning the things you've learned
I may feel some excitement and all other emotions around it
Similar to what you've felt -
And these feelings may be different, I know
But from what I DO know about you
I just might be able to feel something adjacent

And there won't be a need for you to be anxious about words,
You wouldn't need to fight so hard to release yourself to me
You will already be free, and I would be found by you.

I found this man
Loving a friend of mine
Yet he was rejected by the love of his life
He cant accept this strife

And a woman accompanying him
In the middle of his pain
He sways with him with a beautiful hymn
And then he had this energy to love again

This is what killed you
Your soul got all mixed around, made a wrong turn

You forgot to make dinner
Forgot where the pots were,
Forgot to wash the dishes from yesterday
Ten more dollars, one more pizza box
One more can of cola

I discussed it with myself
And wrote a paper on my father's opinion
He got an A-

Your teeth rotted out of your mouth and into your hands
I saw the horror in your body
The quivering, the chills in your socks and sneakers

You came home soaked
Your body draped over the couch like a waterlogged, muddy, discarded towel
Your hand fell into mine passively, like a weak magnet
You didn't ask how school was,
I didn't tell you

I washed the dishes and cooked dinner
Somewhere in there, you dragged yourself up to the shower and into bed
I left food on the table
I left

I loved your lost at sea,

Almost.