Peak of Attraction

The way he styled
his hair signified
his distaste of it's thinning.
Perhaps, I should inform
him that men are at their
attractive peak
in their thirties.
It is I who requires
space to worry
that I would be wanted
at my peak,
much less
past it.

Forgiveness

And just when I had forgotten,

the patter of forgiveness

tip toeing to my cold mattress

tucked me in with reminiscing.

I'm sorry I'm not enough. 

The blankets are too tight. 

I have a fever of guilt.

Does forgiveness mean sleeping

with what I left behind? 

Trains

I only wanted this transition smooth

as a train changing tracks. 

But you ran in front

of my travels. 

I always loved 

graffiti stamped carts

but I never imagined you

would be those distorted colors

staining every place I go.