You never call me by my name
While I always call you by your name
Because your name, as common as it is, dances on the tip of my tongue
Rapidly gathering an emphatic materiality — a weight, a momentum, a fullness
That can only be released through the larynx.
I don't call other names orally
You never call me by my name though
As if it’s a top secret that cannot be uttered
As if it’s an impossible melody to hum
As if it’s a regret life cannot afford
As if it’s a bell ring that would trigger
A crumble of you