Friday, November 8, 2019

wish i missed you

just got your email
last night, told me
you missed me, i’m
hoping cali has been
treating you nicely, i
have to say, seeing
your name again just
made me think back
to those nights that
we had, when you’d
take me out to party
and i’d always be the
designated driver, i’ll
say that it definitely
prepared me for the
day i was placed in
my current position
as an uber driver, so
thanks for letting me
practice chauffeuring.

those were some fun times.

but i wish i could miss
you like you miss me,
something says that
this rekindling won’t
work in the way that
i’m sure you hope, for
as many great times
and happy moments
we had, you left me
at an emotional low
just as often, like all
the times you used
me while you were
lonely, all that sex
was less than fun
when the feelings
were gone, and i
was only filling in
as a temporary fix.

i never stopped thinking
about all of that, because
i’m supposed to pretend it
was nice, and that the sex
was my high, but the pain
became too much to take,
i had to run away to save
myself from falling in, and
in the end, you had to go,
we had our fun, but so too
did we have our pain, and
as much as i want to miss
you, i can’t bring myself to.
all i can do is hope you find
your peace and happiness
way out in the golden state.

i guess that’s my way of saying, “goodbye.”