Clichés
I wait
At the normal spot:
Thinking about the things I've done
The things he might be doing
The things we did.
Maybe this was a mistake,
Asking for another meeting.
I smoke for my anxiety.
I walk
To the normal spot:
Tasting her scent
Smelling her voice
Feeling her expressions.
Maybe this is the end,
Or just another argument.
I smoke for my anxiety.
I hug him
Staring at the numbers on the gas pump:
The money someone else spent
The price of the fuel
Advertisements for cheap cigs.
Maybe I won't see this all again,
The little things at the place we rendezvous.
I pull him closer.
I hold her
Fingers clutching her body:
The creases in her coat
The curve of her back
The leather of her belt.
Maybe if I let go, she will fly,
Let the wind do what our words won't.
I stare at the store window.
We light up together
Words won't make it better:
The silence echoes
We both relight
Some random coughs.
Maybe we're so alike, we think the same,
Words would only make the truth hit home.
We're just clichés.
Two,
One,
None.
-poem by Dru Selassie
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Models
Kenzie
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Marcus
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