momentaryconsciousness

by derek garner - Virgo

i caught on to you.
for just that split second
our relationship seemed so 
more in focus.
what we had argued about,
what we'd agreed on,
how easily i gave in to your
every whim.
how you did that thing with your right leg
so subtly.
i got it!
this epiphany struck me hard like
swimming with sharks,
like sticking my tongue in the 
electrical socket when i was 8,
like when you kicked me in the
nuts that time we were playing.
i understood you, 
me, 
us.
then i focused on what you were
yelling at me about and
i forgot what it was.
Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 2000-10-04 15:00:25
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:50
Poem ID: 57829

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