Can we talk about us?

I ask about you, you ask about me.

Our voices dancing to the rhythm of call and response.

Behold the pandemic, share podcasts, share laughs.

Hoping this coping will last.

But,

Will we ever talk about us?

Is there an us to discuss?

Years ago there may have been an us.

When affection flowed freely, when touching was legal.

When sharing a drink was a love language, not a death kiss.

To take kissing for granted again, memories that make us

Yearn for the past to be the future.

Levity, brevity. That’s where we are now.

Your name on the caller ID replaces your smell on my sheets.

Our voices dancing to the rhythm of call and response.

I ask about you, you ask about me.

But,

Will we ever talk about us?

Is there an us to discuss?

I guess I’ll know, if you ever ask,

Can we talk about us?