not dismissed

you're not mine to miss
but you are not
dismissed

kindly stay

I can't hold on
for more than
half a day

so don't stray

we can talk
about others
we can say
nothing or
even too much

it's all okay

Still

I put a spell on you
and you saw it coming
but still

it's wearing off
as charms must do
but still

birds are clamoring
it's six am
the cat is nudging
but still

I could lie here all morning
not abandoning
these thoughts of you