You always already lost
for Daniel S.
for Daniel S.
You always already lost
Beloved. I don’t have words
To make you speak
Anymore. Nor would I
Know how to try to.
You always already lost
Beloved, how could I try
To corral you into
Another space where
I could control you? I
Cannot have that
Power. You always
Already lost beloved,
I tested you on the facts.
I made you tell me
You still loved me, despite
The damage and the thrill.
I thought you were the love
Who lasted no longer than
The length of smoking
A cigarette, but now I
See, when you are dead,
That your presence lasts
For the only lifetime
I have. Goodbye, my friend.
