Let down by you? Never.
I always knew better than to expect more than you were comfortable giving.
Myself on the other hand - consistently let down by -
the hope -
the tongue biting -
the general disability to say what I meant
(despite knowing it was the smart thing to do)
and because you didn't see it was never something I'd mind.
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I'm trying to not let the mistakes
(too strong of a word..missteps perhaps. You don't belong in the mistake column.)
of last year haunt my present life.
You're a friendlier apparition than to which I am accustomed
but that doesn't make it any less startling
when I realize it's your face in the mirror..
..only because I can't figure out which of us it is
that is detached from the corporeal.
