Play Pretend
Letâs pretend
Youâre perfectâitâs not a pedestal
Pretend Iâm lovable
You wonât hurt me
We wonât fight
Resentment wonât weave its knotted, thorny vines
Between us
Three years from now
We have a dog, a cat
I kiss you good morning
It smells like drip coffee and breakfast
Weâre not rushing off to work
Weâre not drowning in poverty wages and dread
Weâre not jealous and insecure
Weâre here
On the bed
Youâre in my arms
âWake up, sleepyhead.â












