Unease

From then on, I didnt notice the nuance of a child in an adult's body

loitering the corridor.

There were others I didn't notice either once I shut my eyes.

They all seemed to be thoughtlessly gathered  here because of me.

what I should have realized sooner, 

was that I could only see them when I looked. 

We - *draft

We were never alike
I always wanted us to be 
Maybe that was why I tried to fix her 
You see, to me she was broken
The only solution being to put her back
- together 
We were once the same 
In my head
In our heads 
My happiness was hers, and hers mine
Then it wasn't
 I began saving her from the very people she wanted to be saved by
 Maybe that was why it hurt when she didn't try to save me
from my fall, off my heroic horse

Midlife

Have you seen my keys

I ask while rummaging through her purse

She's been standing in the mirror for so long

Pulling back loose face skin

Admiring the effect a facelift would have

She cannot hear me

She hardly does

But this time it's the radio

Turned up so high it's drowning me out

Darling she calls me

Grabbing me

Attempting to slow dance to whatever's on

Please don't

Not now

Im in a hurry

I say pulling away

Removing her hands

Undoing her grasp on my hips

Have you seen my keys

I repeat while I have her attention

I have to go

But I'll be back I assure her

I have to let her know

Because of the other times

Times I didn't

Times I made her worry

About things other than loose face skin