I
miss the feel of your skin against mine
The
way you used to whisper my name
When
we were fucking
I
miss the sounds you would make
When
I was touching you
Or
when you were inside me
And
I miss the filthy text conversation
Always
a promise of things to come
Made me smile through the day, the perfect foreplay
I
miss the conversations we used to share
Intellect
against intellect
A
different type of stimulation altogether...
I
remember when you told me
You
couldn’t be with me that way anymore
And
I don’t miss the way that made me feel
You
showed me the respect of explaining why
Wrong
time, space, and place
I
understood intellectually, emotionally, that took longer
I
know you weren’t just making excuses
And
you weren’t just fucking me around
I
believe you that it wasn’t because I was faulty or deficient
What
we shared was not just about that anyway
But
it was part of it
And
now it’s all different
There’s
a wall, which I know has to be there
A
carefully regulated distance must be kept at all times
Not
just physically, emotionally too
And
I miss sharing that intimacy with you
On
all levels
I
miss knowing you want to let me near you
And even
now, when I see you
It
still sometimes feels
As
if you’re this huge carrot dangling in front of me
I
don’t usually like carrots
But sometimes
I wish
I
could take one more bite of you
Judi Reed, 2012