20.01.2023

And in the end, you 

Embraced me like an old friend you hadn't seen since college

You'd touched my arm twice

It was awkward, but it felt good 

For once, to touch another heart's blood

Heart's skin, and when 

At 86th Street

We said farewell

I watched you descend into 

The bloodstream of the city

Emptied, I  wondered the 

Aisles of CVS 

Bought unnecessary mascara

And eyelash serum

And then sent you 

My accurate shadow 

To keep.