how they fall apart.

exclusiveness is not permitted
when hearts are bestowed upon others.
in. she wants. in.
craves to know the thoughts.
what resides in the negative space
between the teeth
of the gears
churning inside of her.

felt the first sting of insecurity:
'but you beckoned me here
placed me between lovers
past, future, and present
it was beautiful then,
but my inadequacies are aching now.'

arbitrary actions
flirted intensely
with abstract words
and i watched the line
between anger and ignorance blur.
studied the way the fingers
on the hands of
conformity and
co-dependency
interlocked.
how thumbs hid
close between palms
clammy with
embarrassment
and doubt.

in the desecration of the wall
that guarded and supported
mending tissue,
i felt the twitching
between ribs
cast thick blood
that languished over
opportunities
yet to pass.