[old, found in small all caps on the back of a piece of paper]

if it was so fragile
it could break
that easily
was it worth 
preserving
you + me?

a spider's web
makes a beautiful seam
but
relies on the light
to ever be seen

pictures
of you
served up
to me
on a 
platter
daintily

it's all
in my
head
this I
can
see

so 
why
do I
feel
so
extreme

               (ly
uncomfortable
when she
pulls my chain

melting when
you say my name
will anything
ever change?
it has to - 
nothing 
stays
the
same)