parallel lines

we fall forward

gradually. I watch you from the

place where this all began, as we are dragged about,

graphed. you explain the concept of infinity

in midair, and I still do not understand,

how can we live our lives like this,

on the idea of forever, without ever

touching.

& I want so badly

to break out of these boundaries

& explore the universe. I want so badly

to know what it feels like

to live unpatterned, to move about without

function, to not know where

we are going next.

most of all I just want

to touch you, & only once.

you gaze at me from across the room

with an almost-smile and I want nothing more

than to run forward, into your arms.

but as soon as I look away

you are already gone.

you are whizzing

through the cosmos. you are embracing

this eternity, intersecting other lines,

as if you were given the promise

of no beginning or end. without

me. without

me.

without me.