Sock Monkey

She told me I was silly

which I translated to endearing

but probably meant silly

probably meant I'm leaving you

because that's what she did

that's what she was going to do

when she told me I was silly

I blame my sock monkey

which probably sounds silly

but inanimate objects

are altruistic black holes

ready to take on burdens

that we can't bear ourselves

toilets for our emotional feces

It's easier to forget her

knowing that I'm not to blame

for mistaking the way she said love

as the way that I say love

as the way I still love

the way she called me silly

while wearing a shit eating grin