To The Author, a gloss

 If you're gonna tell 'em everything
Tell 'em I'm a good kisser
Tell 'em all the things you told me
In your desperate whisper
- Good Kisser, Lake Street Dive


As the newest character
in the stories you tell 
in an attempt to feel clean 
may i make some requests 
for the second draft? 
tell them, please, 
that i was always stronger
than you 
liked. 
tell them truly
how beautiful my
dreams
were
you have a duty to be honest
If you're gonna tell 'em everything


telling a story is a 
powerful act
(of dominance)
as you well know. 
they say history 
is written by the victor, 
and what they omit 
is always the most telling.
when you wrote my history,
did you
Tell 'em I'm a good kisser

it is so easy to forget
the death of the author.
one a story leaves you, 
it is up to others to treat it well. 
and once it is gone, 
it is no longer something
you alone can treasure.
be careful when giving away
experiences you did not have alone.
your intellectual property has a co-owner  
that you should consult 
before you
Tell 'em all the things you told me

for the sake 
of future characters
i have some advice.
keep in mind -
some things, maybe
you would not be so pleased to lose
for example
the beautiful desires
In your desperate whisper