Never Have I Been Loved
Only I know
you don’t love me anymore
And I am a convenience
a generous lie
Yes, you think
you know me
like a body knows a heart
But it’s not the beats
not the syncopation, no
you have never loved my song
A song to touch you
a song to love you, and
I always thought
you loved me because
you loved my lullaby, but
it’s not only sleep I crave;
I want you to know my story,
and I would hear yours,
if you’d be honest.
Only I know
you don’t love me
just because I’m me
I know for sure
you don’t love me anymore.
Poet Laureate of the Primitive Planets 