I love you, dear, for better
for shared hopes and dreams, laughter
and I love you, dear, for worst
things I can’t recall

~kat

sense of urgency is code
for ‘can you work late tonight?’
work-life balance talk’s a ploy
to keep us loyal

~kat

sometimes I rest my head close
to yours when you are sleeping
to breathe the air that swirled
‘round your beating heart

~kat

if water coolers could talk
there would be a steady flow
of scandalous scuttlebutt
drip by dirty drop

~kat

toxic

from that very first hello,
when you took my breath away,
I’ve been losing parts of me
to make room for us

~kat