mayflies and other oddities

nobody said it was easy

beneath the hitters, the populars, and the outliers, I stand.

upholding nothing but myself; all I can manage.

but my darling you deserve the world, and my flimsy hands can't hold it.

so I must let you go - find someone more strong - and let me fade away.

they will love you, love you, as you are, won't let you slip away.

and in that perfect life you will have drawn, I will fade to grey, begone!

And I will do what you have always done, maybe even

go beyond.

2/8/22