days like pages 10/22/17

days like pages
wasted in words + drenched
in sweat and drenched in
caramelized dancers singe the edges of my coat
wave kisses to her beauty, the blue of her dress
they betray me so i glance one way and the next to kiss her
she always knew what i didn’t
it’s a sycophantic sound like a simpering or a stutter
that my heart makes when she bends
cluttered in affection
aroused in contention
she always knows what i don’t.
like pages

tell me how i feel.

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