a proper exhale – 3/4/13

3/4/13 12:57am – 3/6/13 3:15am

a proper exhale

“you’re so small” is what she said to me.
maybe i should give her a proper exhale.
to put an end to the charade i’ve been
keeping up.

only now that we lie side by side in complete
darkness do i dare to release what i’ve carried
sucked in all day.
there is a tenderness to my insides.

it speaks of the compressed organs now
dented by body fat.
who knows what kind of internal damage
i’ve done.