Wednesday, June 28, 2023

you don't have to take your shoes off

hey there I was just thinking


when we get there

don't look at the cables behind the television stand

just look at my eyes


there are spaces where pictures hung so

don't look at the walls

just listen to me talk


if you go into the kitchen

don't see the dishes in the sink

just look at the spice rack or the tiles i put up


nice


in the bathroom there's an air freshener

don't look at the floor or behind the toilet

just be surprised how good it smells


in the bedroom there's laundry folded on an ironing board

don't mind the mess

just bring your face over here i want to smell it


look at my eyes again

don't look in

just look at the brown part

the irises

my eyes do this thing when your face moves close to mine

the black gets bigger


you're so close

closer than most

and i'm thinking about the cluttery table covered in mail

don't look at the cluttery table - that’s the edge of a whirlpool

just like my insides

circling debris and now it’s faster and there's nothing at the center and it’s pulling you in and my eyes are all black now 

don’t look at them

just look at your phone


this was nice let's do this again sometime