like minds.

I have never 

been so alone 

as when I told you 

what I needed 

and you said 

you understood.

the space I haunt  

longs for nothing 

but presence, and still 

you choose fear.

if our tongues had 

not touched

or the contrast 

of our skin bent under 

the pressure of our 

fingertips 

if it was only 

our minds 

that touched,

only our minds. 

you deliberately left 

me alone when you knew 

loneliness was 

hunting me down.

you ran her errands, answered 

a few calls, picked up dinner,

smoked without calling,

slept next to her.

 

I have never been 

so alone as when 

we touched minds. 

 © 4.07.24 - heather brager