I envy every soul that comes in
contact with yours
each heart beat that gets to sync
with the heart, once a cavity, in your chest
each pair of lungs that get to
aline with your breathing
you seem happy
ecstatic really, yet when we talk there is a shift in demeanor
you become impatient, angry
I get it
you must protect your heart
keep the home you have created with her
tidy, neat, and warm just like
the house you grew up in
just like the house that was there before
I intruded
the holes in the walls are freshly sealed
and it's such a hassle to replace the drywall