A Ruse

I was trying

very hard

not to say it

 

I was biting

my lip

and my tongue

 

But when you

insisted

I no longer resisted

 

And words

I had muzzled

did come …

 

“Your presence

beyond

what is boring

 

“The space you

take up

but a ruse

 

“If given

a choice

I’d be far from your voice

 

“Reclaiming

this time

— I now lose”

 

(Dreamsleep: July, 2026)

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