LIFE LESSON POETRY

No Vacancy

the sacred space of invisible boundaries

Sometimes, we need to carve out a sacred space just for us — especially in our intimate relationships. (Image designed on CANVA)

I like you,
like a bag of chips —
the smacking salt on
lips rendering me
nothing but thirsty

But I love
the person I am
on the way to forever becoming —
like a treasure
newly unearthed
with each internal
excavation

A bag of chips
can’t stand beside
a treasure without
crumbling and
making a crinkly stink

The journey only arrives
with a ticket
for one

There’s no space
in the overhead compartment
of my soul for you
to join me
without both of us getting
squashed

We can visit
and enjoy some rides,
but the exploration within
is a party
of one