my light for her

there are things i cannot say to you
because you would not understand
(you even miss the flags i wave in your face)

this whole month has felt strange to me

yes, there is value in the herd,
a stampede is harder to ignore

but really, i am not too desperate
for you to understand —

she doesn’t need you to light a candle for her
i think my light for her is strong enough already