never ever never

Nothingness to see
An ache
Rising to despair
A graduate of searing numbness

Linger here and hear
Some final sigh into the night
Whose agony
Stars cannot pierce

All this to taste
A certain fate
When if you do
Give up your Hope

Where All’s Fair

My name giggled
Through out-of-breath genuine glee
Commanding that I cease
And then continue again
While watering, sparkling, half-open eyes
Reflect back that we’ve gone home

My name spoken
Through no-longer-resisting resignation
Smiling as we sigh 
Deciding whether we’re done
While fingers feeling eager to begin again
Take it upon themselves to tangle