Circles by Melissa Rapp

catheter

it takes more energy

for your heart
to relax
than to contract,

they say,
and i agree.

i feel like

i am wearing shoes
(without heels) and

the size of my thought-bubble toes
has

increased (so much so)
that

i love you

more than i can stand.
i just

can't let go. i have been walking
away  from you
for a while now...

the calluses i made
in my mind remind me

of how
soft we used to be.

they say
it takes longer   to fall out of love
than in it,

and i agree.
i will love you

until i have to wear

orthopedic shoes...