You will allow yourself
to re-settle
into old comforts
on his threadbare sofa
and then enter into
a layered removal
from this other man
full of arguments –
from a disagreeable
who lives uneasily
by designing trip hazards
and elephant traps
In that room air will double
beyond that level
required for meditation
and a balanced life
Find a neutral buoyancy
by letting your lungs
half-fill with his kisses
Do not sink to him