What We Are
I’m not trying to sleep with you
Though the thought has crossed my mind
I’m not even trying to wrap my arms
Around you while you sleep tonight
All I really want to do
Is look you in the eye
But eye contact is not
One of my fortes
All I can say
Is six months has gone by
With you and me going our separate ways
But not far enough to divide
This thing that shall remain unnamed
Until a name I can find
That fully encompasses what it is
“I’m sorry” isn’t good enough
And neither expected that it might
It was just such a nice thought
That two words could combine
The two of us once again
All I really want to say
Is I wish I didn’t feel
The way I do when you aren’t around
But sometimes it’s a little
Worse when you are here
I’m still not quite sure how
I just want to be what we are
But I’m not sure what that is
I hope we can figure this out
Because I miss you every day
I still sleep with that teddy bear sometimes
And it doesn’t squeeze back