You know what I want

I asked what you wanted.

You told me I knew

I knew you wanted to want me

and not have to feel so bad about it

if you did

So we put ourselves in positions

because it was supposed to feel good.

We put ourselves in positions

because that’s what boys do

when they don’t know what to say

It must 

Be hard

To press up

So softly and safely

Against your better judgment

Over and over again

As if to prove that solitude 

is meant to be shared

between lonely cynics.

Reviews

[SteveB]

Nicely structured. When I read it aloud the series of two word lines slowed the reading as if to emphasize the doubt being reflected. A deft touch there.

[Richard]

I know what you want ...

[krish]

nice........
coollllllll...

[.]

Lovely!

[@]

Very much like this piece.
Elements remind me of my own latest writing (I know: how vain?..)
Seriously though, well done. I really do like this low profile, fanciless kind of language.
Thanks

[Sami Khalil]

I like the ending the most...