friendships,

between bodies & secrets,

i know you as a friend, & more,

a person, a phone call, a promise,

& in the underside of memories-

there's dazes & stumbles,

how we followed each other all night,

& you told me her name,

& other miseries-

you said you hated this place

but you liked me.

i said i hated the passing of time,

but the place & you were just fine.

& for a moment i saw you look at me

in almost the way i look at you-

all anarchy, faggotry, & chosen family,

i almost thought we'd kiss.

dazes & stumbles,

we follow time & desire all day,

“tell me everything”

& i could mean anything.

for a moment i see you see me,

“something’s changing”

i almost think we could be free.