24 august

ate long-awaited watermelon without pleasure
too heavy to appreciate cool sweet crisp
leaving behind juice, even walls thick with red
seedless pursuit, sleepless night
deep breathing fail to calm

the absurdity of energy
spent and sent
an unreturned direction
earned concern
burning lips and dismissing hopes

anecdotes
little bits of nothing
crocheted into cover
cool responses to warm overtures

the softwarm i'd returned to
now turned away
there was never any space for me
chill of morning unresolved