Like scraping one's fingernail along the internal wall of one's nostril
And thereby extracting one of those flaky sheaths of dried mucus
I come to recall the love we share
"It's complicated." she mutters
What a cliche. To call yourself a walking cliche is cliched by this point.
One never forgets the scowls that parallel the callous fingertips
That used to stroke ones temples wearily alongside the buzz
Of an overheated television screen
Dactylography and petty arguments are what we comprised
I did not lie. You are still and forever, soft
pretty
and lurid.
You speak motherese and it endears most yet remains a primary
Cause for one's desire to remain abstract
Your touch must remain a memory in order for one to maintain a
Semblance of what it means to endure.