(JCH -- 4/95)
love is an island
drifting
endlessly drifting
searching

to plant the seeds of doubt
to gain identify
or substance
to lose myself in
memories

(Why do I feel guilty?
You’re the one who cheated.)

“She didn’t deserve you,”
my stepmother said.
“Yeah, but I didn’t deserve this.”

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