From that first night
I wanted to keep you.
Then, in the dirty light of day
it became clear:
you already had a home.
What nobody knew
(not even you!)
is that I kept you anyway
safely
in the tenderest place
of my heart.
Still.
From that first night
I wanted to keep you.
Then, in the dirty light of day
it became clear:
you already had a home.
What nobody knew
(not even you!)
is that I kept you anyway
safely
in the tenderest place
of my heart.
Still.
aka, The Abject Muse 
Tell it like it is