for mercy, after a party
he lights a cigarette outside, watches that coil spring into the night air, sees it
spiral
upwards in the sky (anywhere but down), crowd cracking at the polyester terrain of rubber
hot air inside feels like a sponge in my throat
heat of the moment soaked up in his airway and he coughs up
words
shirtless skin, torn muscle hands him release, let go like you mean it
someone follows me in the dark and I panic
quick flights under neon lights and he knows his mother would be upset seeing her son wrapped up, shoved against a bar by a man he’d never met and all the no’s spilling out of his mouth like smoke until he is alone
but surrounded like a prime number. Look at him now
I leave more empty than I arrived
remember, forgive, and forget. thanks for reading, I appreciate your time! ❤
