Ink
Forever doesn’t last
as long as it used to.
Now we have lawyers
and lasers
to dispense with
such annoyances
as longevity
and love.
But this ink is permanent.
This stain is eternal.
I bear on my body
all the color of my hope
all the evidence of my fear.
I will write you on my arms
and remember. I will
keep you within my skin
until together
we wither
and fade.
04.08 | unpublished