it has taken me a long time to realize / that i owe it to no one / to have to a read a book / when i don’t like the words / and that applies to people too
Tag: present
conversation between past and present
i like your name \ she said \ and i smiled \ i like yours too \ i replied \ she laughed \ its the same name \ she explained \ we share it \ and i couldn’t say \ that i haven’t \ gone by that name in so long \ it is as foreign \ as the smile \ upon her face