Israel is Burning

Glowy skin
In the afternoon
after leaving
at 6am from
your apartment
you in bed
woke up
me with my
shirt on
pants
off
you ask me
questions
I don’t want
to answer

you
tried candy corn
for the first
time, watching
Puss in Boots
my little Perrito
You wanted
to go down

You said
sometimes I was
with you
sometimes
somewhere else
completely

can a hug
cure the
sadness
in the world
uselessness
is a feeling
right next to
fear
and we are
so far away

you said
I will regret
the time
we lost

I said
maybe the
timing is
just right

You make funny
videos and
you like to
laugh at
yourself
talk in accents
play this role
rolled up
in my arms

I think I could love you
I think that
All of the moments in my life have led
To this union
Brought by patience
in combination
with hope
and forgiveness
understanding
that I cannot
control my
past, the
universe
has caught
up with my
dreams

Today
I was shown
a white
swan
a sign
that I’m
on the right
track
was requested
delivered