Are you a couple?

We smile at each other,
mischief twinkling in your eyes.

We get asked that a lot.

No*
we answer in unison.

Raised eyebrows
Incredulous glances.

Everyone is sure,
one day they will catch us.
In Flagranti.
Holding hands
exchanging kisses.

We shudder at the thought.
But we let them
think their own thoughts
spin their own reality.

It'd be too much work,
explaining
How I am not what you want
and you are not what I want

So we spend every waking minute together
seeking comfort
in the loneliness of the other.