It creeps in.
Insidiously.
Rings clear
As a gunshot.
Too near
But not close enough
To take the weight off
My shoulders here.
Heavy head
And hungry heartbeat,
Holding on
For too long
To the lingering kisses
We left behind
All those years ago.
I need the change.
Can’t fight it anymore.
I don’t want to be
Who I’ve been
This past decade or so.
Principles made me
Miss out on so many things.
I’m ready to go out on a limb
And blow out on the whims
Of the wind.
That’s the only wish I have left.
Bury me where I lie.
