I like to think about numbers because then I don't have to think about us

I will think of the number

between 1 and 10

and this number will be you

we both know

it can't be even

- just because you are

so odd

and nothing about you

can be divided by

anything else 

but one

or by me

we both pretend

that we are asleep

at night

and it could go unnoticed

if it wasn't for all the bruises

under our eyes

that grow bigger

and bolder

every morning

I will think of the number

that later on

you will press into my ear

with your breath

(another sunrise)