I Wrote It All Down

You said you loved me
but I should be quiet
because sometimes love
rides on electric pulses
carried to secret places
where it burns hot and rings
like church bells
on Sunday morning.
You wash your sheets
and the guilt from your cock,
you wipe the walls
and your mouth
and drop a clean kiss
on top of the shame
you left at your door.
You said you loved me
but I should be quiet
because sometimes love
should always remain secret,
but I wrote it all down.
I wrote it all down.

© Nicole Lyons 2019