i am the
secret
you couldn’t
keep
the dream
you couldn’t
decipher
the regret
lingering upon
your pretty
tongue
as you let
me slip away

still i wake
your name
full on my lips
a discarded fool
sipping coffee
wondering why
the storm won’t
simply wash
me away with
the same casual
disregard i saw
in every ignored
attempt at
affection