Kaila Trish

let me love you
the only way i
know how-
through these words.

i have always
known that nothing is
ever permanent,
that sooner or later,
things will end

I have written so much
of you,
it is as if you live and
breathe and thrive in
every syllable

I had my heart broken
for wearing it on my sleeve
too often and too long.

You are loved, darling.
And maybe sometimes, you just
need to hear someone
tell you that
you are.

Lay your parts,
lay all your parts
on me
let it mar my skin

Because that’s what it means to heal
from you, I had to empty myself
of you, no trace of the subtle kisses you’ve
mapped on my spine.

I love the sun, the moon, the stars and you.