and it’s my first awareness
of my latest offering
of the glorious red

the stealthy journeyman
sought me out
from across the apartment

plumpening up
on my essence of life
to sustain its own

no matter where i sit
there’s eventual itch
like how the fuck did you find me here

then a laugh
’cause i’m creeping toward worship
of your sheer persistance

male loneliness spreads
like random blood smears
on the mattress

who needs to bring a girl by
when i have you
always here at home with me

proboscis in my flesh
i can maybe accept a tariffed irritation
overlook shadows you bypass order in

all for an entity
that will always chase after me
because it actually wants to keep me around