A Reason to Stay

Micropoetry

Photo by Dineslav Roydev on Unsplash

When I push you away,
it means I’m afraid of
living without you,
but what I really want is
for you to pull me close,
twist your fingers
through my hair
the way you did
the first night we met,
give me a reason to stay,
to unpack my suitcases,
what I really want is
for you to reverse the lies,
tell me you’re sorry
because she’ll never touch you
the way I did before
she’ll never know the reason
behind your…