Social Contracting
He thinks i am too open,
and trustful of people,
always assuming goodness
and the best of intentions.
So i shouldn't be suprised, he says,
when shit like this happens
and i get it wrong.
He doesnt understand why the sadness -
we've talked about this!
didnt i expect it?
And yes, i guess
but
that is the sad part..
that people live up to their own smallness
trapped in suspicious little
worlds.
Neighbor
Late at nite someone
sobbing in the foyer...
She's half crouched before her door
keys on the floor...
I help her up, and stand there, hugging her
knowing that
just now -
four months later -
it's starting to sink in for her,
now that the friends and family
have paid respects and
moved forward,
and she's
going home to an empty apartment...
It's not just that i love him -
he was just such a cool guy
more people should have got to meet him
she whimpers into my hair
I'm sorry, I usually don't break
down like this
Itz ok, i rub her back and hold her
swaying
itz ok
thatz it - itz ok...
You have a right -
some things are just
fucking
unfair.
