Do you write

pretty words

with a message

unchanged

 

Does intent

leave you vacant

the darkness 

sustained

 

Do you ponder

and flirt

in a language

affair

 

Do you kiss

and then tell

without promise

or care

 

Do you vow

to do better

with love

on reprieve

 

Does your heart

leave you jilted 

next breath

— to deceive

 

(Dreamsleep: June, 2025)