Our daylight egos Are so quickly shed As the moons rises And the night thickens. Our true feelings are felt Deepening with the hours Our raw, tired, vulnerable selves Are finally free to feel
The sun shines brighter When you’re around Its flare, skin’s sustenance Coaxing your June freckles To breach the surface So that each one is met With the warmth of love’s kiss Unmatched by labyrinth ribbons Of luminous passion Wound sound around our souls Life’s star, a neat bow Wrapping us in an embrace Of everlasting glow