Vesuvius

He says to be
separate
completely alone
and unknown
by one
The One
that
is hell

4:15 p.m.

I ask him
To turn the music down
He can't
He'll have to go into the other room
Because the girls are dancing
And it would just be
weird to see girls
on poles
without any music
to grind to
He says did you mean it the other night
when we were making love
and you said you loved me?
And I said
That was you?