when he could not get to her
he turned around and left
but before he departed, he stated what needed to be said:
“waited a long time for the flowers to bloom
tried to stay dry in this heavy monsoon
awaited water from this desert
hid tears in this rain
longed for your breast on my skin
longed to kiss away the pain
the falling leaves must have betrayed my intentions & madness
for i took them and used them as colors for your canvas
see how this man has become insane in love
when they ask for his last wish, he still says,”her.”
their depth is shallow, their words are a lie,
for no one can love like me, no matter how hard they try
my love in unhinged, i am on the other side,
no matter where i run, where i hide.
taking off your clothes with my teeth, and my teeth dig in your thighs.
i kiss you wet everywhere, from your legs to your eyes.
break me in a million pieces, this light still shines
cremate my bones, the ashes still rise.
every ounce of my being, every sentence, every word,
i am not me anymore, i am miserably her’s.”
and so he says, and with this he departs,
beyond together, even if apart.
the end of my being, is where my love starts.
for i carry you, my dear, in my lonely but whole heart.
मंच 