let's play pretend

pretend you love me
and I'll pretend
we're free
and the whole world
is just this bed
and the crisp
silk sheets
covering
our naked bodies.

let's play pretend

pretend you love me
and I'll pretend
our love
wasn't
paid for
in blood
and sweat
and tears
never wept.

let's play pretend

pretend you love me
and I'll pretend
your body
is a temple
and my thrusts
are reverential
of your
femininity.

let's play pretend

pretend you love me
and I'll pretend
your mortality
is divine
and the whole universe
is just this room
booked under
a different name
than the one
God knows me by.

let's play pretend

pretend you loved it
and I'll pretend
to have the decency
to look you
in the eyes.