maybe I was.

click to listen to maybe I was, read by heather brager.

I thought I'd know your voice

a quality for the radio

back when you fucked girls

you didn’t know in their

dirty upstairs apartments

a few hours before dawn

I wanted to be those girls 

but you know I will never be

do you remember me telling you

we are the sum of all parts

every choice is our brand

the broken glass on my rug

your hands on my ass

or pulling my hair

your car parked down the street

just waiting for me to leave

I often recall your profile

as you quickly turned

a short intake of breath

your eyes were just mine

I thought I could curl up

inside of your chest

as we stood in my kitchen

waiting for the stew to boil

© 7.25.13 heather brager