Novacaine

Novacaine
Damian Semwayo

I strive for unconditional love to unfold,
Yet, it feels suffocating, difficult to hold.
The intense highs, devoid of solace and rest,
A never-ending precipice, skyward I’m pressed.
I gasp, feeling choked by my own despair,
As it taints the love we’re meant to share.
Together we ought to be, bound and free,
In harmony, as you reside deep within me.