I feel around
in the darkness
for your hand.
Heart to palm
I hold you hostage,
make you feel
the echoes inside of me,
the oneness
which cannot be divided,
the oneness
which is us.
–
At night
we are two
warm bodies
woven together
on the edge of dreams.
Sometimes I lie awake
just so I can
hear your expectations
break apart.
–
Prayers
don’t always
come
in the form
of a wish.
Sometimes
they come
like fire
burning away
the inessential,
turning us over
so we can see
the world
as angels do
from above
and below
at the same time.
–
When you speak
to bare your soul
your voice
is as quiet
as a cat
and I never really know
if your promises
will keep.
Still I choose
to believe.
–
Your soul
weighs less than mine
because you have
memories of childhood
and all I have
are memories of survival,
memories too expensive
to revisit,
memories which come upon me
uninvited like a war.
–
You say “I love you”
with the shape
of your mouth
and your eyes
like two tremulous satellites
dancing in water
and I can almost believe
that I am worth it.
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