"I want you to kiss me,but not like that.I wanted to be wanted, butbetter than this.More than..."

“I want you to kiss me,

but not like that.

I wanted to be wanted, but

better than this.

More than this.

I want to be the place you run to

when the whole world is burning, but

no–

no, not like that. Please,

not like this. I don’t want

to be your fire escape.

I don’t want to be the way

you run away from this.”

- NO, NOT LIKE THAT by Ashe Vernon