blather
on_a_tuesday
. i was going to wait
until your birthday

like that day
would somehow
make the words more impactful


you are pivotal to me
i never wanted to be your friend
and i hate that
i don't get to touch you
cook for you
sleep next to you
but

you are pivotal to me


sexual attraction
was a destructive force
before_you

after_you
i realize
love doesn't discourage
or humiliate
or coerce


pivotal
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