friendship

– lay gently
beside me
 
rub my temples
with your finger tips
 
then remind me
that I have mouth
 
that long for intimacy
but not yours
 
don’t leave me alone
 
– I won’t leave
though it’s difficult
to simply be
or to just be
beside
 
when you expose yourself
the real you
to me
 
but
not
for me
 
 
Translated into English by Laura Saks.