I’m sorry, friends.
We were running from our lives in different directions.
I tried to lead the pack,
a wayward puppy dog scrambling through woods on LSD-
The King of Confused.
I could not give to you what
I could not give myself;
Myself.
For that, I’m sorry, friends.
I swallowed thunder to crack across your lips
with a kiss from the heavens.
A kiss to shake the earth
and leave you a vulnerable high school sweetheart again,
both insecure and protected at the same time-
my love, a shield to protect;
your heart, a rare and precious jewel.