Pause-Still
as you hold yourself back—
nor will i have you as intended,
for in remembrance
are you preserved best
(usually better than the real thing) .
there is something
(overbearing)
about small talk.
because the taxidermy
of you,
with a certain gesture
of you,
in a certain position
of you,
mouthing the right words
has proven to be a safeguard
vs.
your draining immediacy
(in your deconstruction
have i
found you) .
and when the...
echoes...
of our interactions
have run their course (have been digested properly)
then should we meet again—
until then though,
through a sigh,
will i best
love you.
poem by Chris Jelens
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