I said to you that I dreamt of saving
kittens from a downpour last night
silence
I repeated, uncertain
if you had heard me
or if I'd even spoken
at all
you found my behavior perplexing
stating that I haven't a single kind
bone in my body
but perhaps, you said,
it is a sign of improvement
your shoulders dropped,
at ease
I don't think you noticed
you were tense
you've always been wary
of our physical closeness
this is the first time in memory
where you actually
relaxed
maybe I shouldn't mention that I
killed those helpless kittens
not long after saving them
that the rain dripping from the ceiling
ran thick with their blood
maybe I should let you think
I might not be a complete
monster after all
I like the thought of you
sleeping under a false sense
of security
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