angst cycle (iii) — [D] (ii)

i’ll tell you something girls
if you want a particular guy
wandering those warm places
his hand
and
despite your hunger
despite his eyes
he doesn’t

but he wants to talk about it
soon after
he’s trying to build his confidence
don’t fuck him up
by claiming he imagined it

or that you think he’s as attractive
as a broken brick
a patch of rot
a bus on the foot
a fox’s corpse
insanity for christmas

having him doubt
won’t get his hand
the next time you desire

how can he gain
the confidence to explore
if you won’t fucking feedback