Companionate
Is a wedding night only feeling
“what did I do to deserve this”
while your lie is spread around you on the bed
you’re absorbing words reeking of envy
flit about the milky way
as if you were an undiscovered color
never mind that you are still comprised
only of the most everyday shades
a quick secret you’ll wish you’d locked up
when you hear the drone of not caring
the shatter of what you grew to be
No one tells you to keep fighting even after victory
No one tells you to keep changing even when you’re ne