“I can’t ignore you.”
this was a failed attempt at ignoring
trying to disconnect my mind from my heart
of untangling my complex web of veins
severing a still pumping artery
wanting to hate the experience of the day
looking for my escape at every street corner
keeping my hands and my eyes to myself
a reminder of the ease of slipping into solitude
the wind blew your smell into me
resuscitating a fading, doubting heart
the sound of your feet on concrete
walking inches away from my timid body
May 3, 2005