i really should listen more

for 3 weeks straight

she called every night

looking to come over

what did I care

I had nothing else going on

I’m not sure why

I never considered myself

a great lover

but one person’s trash

is someone else’s treasure

so maybe I was hers

there would be very little

in conversation

we would strip down

have sex

make some noises

smoke cigarettes

like the orgasms were

all that great

and then just lay there

that was the most real

I ever felt

as her finger tips gently

gently moved

up & down

torso to chest

and back

she would then try to talk

about “us”

future plans

likes

dislikes

I would pretend to listen

as I remain in my own sanctuary

morning would come and she would leave

just as she came

with very little conversation

the phone stopped ringing after a while

I wondered what happened

I guess I should have paid more attention

to what she was saying