The things we do not say, become

The things that will shape a life

They grow larger for not being said

Things like, I am afraid I am not crazy

After all I am

Afraid it is my brain (it is)

And not my mind

That is causing all this trouble

And I wanted to marry you

As soon as I met you

I thought you would think that was weird

But it’s true

My stomach stretches

I have been taught to find this disgusting

But it is evidence of how badly

I want to live

I walk around naked sometimes

And look at myself in mirrors

And do not kill myself

In punishment for what I see

I would like to live in a house

With no mirrors

Better yet a house

Where mirrors are meaningless

Porn and five-speed vibrators and

Ex football players and athletes are

All parts of the world but

Nothing is as exciting as he is

Ordinary human beings and love

Are not as incompatible

As they seem on tv