tether this body to this soul
release me of this questioning
answers between me and me
no one to weigh with me
pillows without cases
sheets knowing of lovers
only bodies in windows casting
shadows from streetlights
with regrets, and temptations
candle melted to the table
antique glass, broken again
i can roll over again tonight
then in the next, no heads
to place on shoulders, no arms
to move from numbness, just my
own jackets and jeans in sheets
at my feet. I wake up thirsty.
