Laughing,
Slow dancing
In bedrooms*

Problems drain away
Like kettle- water down the sink
From our last cups of tea

The smell on your neck
Our jokes and gestures
Like rituals

Teases of where, one day
We might end up.

We could be, on the sea
With the breeze buffeting our faces,
Making violent sails on blue-grey skies

There, you'd stand -
A silhouette on the deck
[Salt-wood & peeling paint]
- Absent minded.
Not understanding
How much
These moments

mean

to me.

Out on the sea
There's nothing but us
Laughing,
Slow dancing

When it comes to food
I don't have to say no.
Ana says that for me.
Through her eyes I read
calorie labels like death threats.
Together we write love songs
to my collar bones.
We beg my thighs never to meet.
Her touch soothes my hunger.
Ana tells me that pain
is just my stomach applauding.

Others come and go,
but Ana never leaves me.
Her name is stitched into my skin.
Tattooed on  my body
Till death do us part.

I've got a sticky note taped onto the back of my computer from ages ago when someone put the ideas I'd been trying to express for months into words. It's titled in all caps--
WHAT JIM SAID
Like obviously with the power of perspective you can achieve happiness in any situation, but I would much rather achieve a state of happiness that just flows, rather than forcing myself to be positive. and like you, i think thats much easier to obtain in the right environment with the right people.

I've never met a Jim. But I still concur with him.

So you are telling me, earth is no longer considered as a planet in pluto??

You'll love me,
for my hair and how its smells
for my smile and my one dimple
for my hourglass figure
for my intelligence and how well I can convince you of anything
for my dark eyes and stare
for my flat feet and strong hands
for my intense personality which might make me look a bit crazy at times
for my cooking
for my great massages which put you to bed
for my random kisses all over your face
for my hugs and how you can feel my love
for my tom boy ways
for my love for God and my family
for my caring nature and deep passionate love
for my maturity and support
for my jealousy
for my humor
for my wiseness
for my walk
or maybe not.....
-E.G