You know,

I forgot

For awhile.

Leaned onto
Your casted
Caricature.

Turns out,
It was
Pretty
Unstable.

—-

Cardboard
Cuts outs
Can be So
Convincing!

—-

They almost
Look like the
Person from
Far away…..

If you squint
Your eyes…..

…..And Really
Lose yourself
In the illusion.

—-

But,

I made the
Mistake of
Coming up
Close to us.

—-

Text doesn’t
Lie or cheat
Like humans.

The where-
-With-all I
Left behind

Was All
Right there

Where I’d
Let it hide.

—-

Maybe It
Too needed
The |space|
To grow~%~*
Into itself…

Workout…..
The kinks…

And imagine
A straddling
Love affair
Gone soft…

….Over the
…Passing…
……Of time.

…Consume
The green
Juices of…
Self-love &

Exhale any~
~~Sordid~~~
Possibilities.