Best When Used

And I imagine kissing you
pressed up against
a car
wetting our clothes with
the residue of rain.
A humidity, a heaviness tries
to suck my air out
so I  steal some breath
from you.
And there are no clouds out to hide behind.
But I wake up and
I walk outside to find that
it's dry and hot.
I guess I didn't come far enough;
I guess I didn't sleep long enough.
I know if I stretch out like this
and am not doing, scrubbing,
screaming, I will fall asleep
and die or dream.
And my mind is telling me
to wake up to wake to wake up
but you won't tell me yourself.
I've only ever learned through repetition
I don't know any other way
and I don't think anyone else
does either.
My mind says wake up
and I do and I am driving
and am at my worst.
I have my oldest friend with me,
my most loyal sacred silent friend.
Others have taxi cabs for one night stands
but I have you.
You always let me cry
and I am never ashamed.
I used up all my dreams
chasing after things that never wanted
anyone, so I don't know why they'd
want me except to press up against
a car.
I used up all my nights on meaningless dreams
or dreamless sleep and I finally
dream something that means something
and you get it right and you understand
my confusion.
I want to kiss everyone when I am
scared because I am afraid of what I
do not know.
I don't know how to be happy.
I just know how to be used.
And you told me I was best when used
so I suppose that I am always at my best
because someone's always being used.