Bathroom Sink [The Other Woman]

I have to pose the question:

            Is it possible to floss someone’s name out

            from between your teeth

            over the bathroom sink ; late at night after he’s asked you not to say a      word?

 

 

 

You’ve never seen his face, nor heard his voice.

But you’ve convinced yourself he loves you.

            All it took was a few sweet words exchanged over red faces

            and one sided smiles.

            You’ve blocked out images of what the sin is underneath.

                    “Only fools fall for you.”

 

 

 

Its only him in this zero hour.

You co exist on a plane between waterfalls of hopelessness

            and you just drink the heart of ice cubes

                        because it is just as cold as the answers you know are there.

 

 

 

But the tempo of the song in the air changes when he

oh so

casually

mentions

That he’d like to kiss you.

 

 

And maybe you would have kissed him, too

if your hands knew where to reach.

You spend hours pawing at a thick curtain under the excessive

                                    sounds of a speeding ceiling fan.

 

 

Each peek provides answers in the tune of falsetto.

Who is listening anyway?

 

But he still wants to kiss you.

 

 

 

 

And you want to kiss him, too.

But you don’t know where he is.

Stars cannot illuminate the path neither one of you has traveled.

You think of Price & Caulfield, how

--“This is so similar!”�"

 

 

but I don’t think he can hear you.

 

 

 

Quiet flirting aside, he tells you to hold on.

That, when his sword is in the holster,

he will rescue you.

 

 

 

 

But his sword has a name,

and she’s going to be upset you let him talk to you like this.

 

 

 

Author's Note

Finally in the groove to write some more poetry!


My absence has been so lengthy becauuuuseeee....I'm finally in college! Everything has been crazy and super busy and just w o w. But I was hit by some muses today after running away from some friends that were annoying me & listening to some Troye Sivan! (Yes, that is where the fools line came from!)

Take a listen here so you can kind of get in my headspace!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfD96yRT8cs

Reviews

[Keevan]

Oooooh, haunting imagery and questions that really make you think! I love the darker tone of this piece and the physical pain of the words really stings. Nicely written!

[Emunah June.]

Thank you Keevan!! Its so awesome to hear from you again!! We should catch up soon!!!