words – collected letters forced to share space between the confines of punctuation. declarations of allegiance predetermined – emotion implied -conviction assumed. and there, behind the presumption of solidarity; silhouette of faceless expectation. so easy, it seems, fulfilling obligations of (presumed)concern. mimicked expressions of empathy. disposable trust. how fervent our prayers – for consideration. how ambitious our desire – for extemporaneous acceptance.

acutely aware, however, we encounter the denigration of integrity. unrequited, our offerings of compassion – spent; we find no longer the desire to engage – even remotely contemplate resuscitation.

how sad – the verdict of indifference. truly death by choice would be more apropos than slowly dying from deceit…

 

my feelings –

alien to you as much as – secure is to timid,

shatter like shards of glass against your narcissistic walls…

 

how awesome,

it must be –

being  you;

how – required!

 

pompous as an apostrophe –

owning possession,

and the power to unite –

yet completely – unaffected!

 

and while you dangle effortless,

unencumbered –

I remain tied to the weight of my own culpability.

 

necessary,

you are –

more than any imagined ownership.

 

for without you,

meaning is lost;

and I become irrelevant as a useless preposition –

alone  –  without the companion of my most reluctant ,

yet oh so necessary –

object…