See me

I like to take them to the places you took me

because I can still see you standing at that bar

I noticed the back of your neck

before anything else 

and somehow you felt like home

I like to brag about this new place I know

because discreetly it links me to you

like a secret memory 

no one else knows

of not so long ago 

I like to sit at that same table 

where your ex-lover told you

 to 

 'have fun'

 with me

because we went home that very instant

and you did

and we did 

and I loved it

And I wonder

if you're in any of those other places

right now

   did I pick the wrong one today?

or maybe you're back with her now,

since you're no longer with me?

I wouldn't blame her

now that I know what she knows

now that I know what 

 'you' 

 feels like

but I might end up

  blaming me

It's a dangerous game 

I'm playing

but I'd rather see you with her

and have you see me

than not be seen at all 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"better to have love and lost than not to have loved at all" even if it is illicit love.
this perspective is so interesting...from the one who shared the affair...the ephemeral love given than taken away as he reconnects with the previous love.
well done...i really like "but i might end up/ blaming me."
j.

[Laura Kate]

Thank you Jacob. I really appreciate your comments on this one, I found it a little difficult to complete actually once I had started, so it's great to read your take on this - thank you. Laura.