Bad Habit

drop your shoulders

relax your chin

take a breath

do it again and again

and I know what you want

and you can’t have it

it’s a bad habit

give me a second

to show what I’m feeling

we’re stuck in positions

we stayed too late in the evening

and you know what I want

and I can’t have it

it’s a bad habit

you know what I want

and I can’t have it

it’s a bad habit

a bad habit

call me a bad habit

a bad habit

it’s good when it’s quiet

I reach for a blanket

to soak up the snow prints

from our boots in the hallway