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 Jul 15 colleen
joaquin
i have never once
loved in moderation
that is my constant

to love any less
makes no difference
it will hurt all the same
you deserve nothing less
 Jul 15 colleen
joaquin
knowing
 Jul 15 colleen
joaquin
i do know that i love you!
why would you ever question that?

did you not see me etching
your name on the moon?

did the ground not erupt hard enough
when i declared my love to the world?
 Jul 15 colleen
joaquin
loud
 Jul 15 colleen
joaquin
if my love for you
is not loud enough

make it known
for i will make

even my whispers
shake the Earth
 Jun 26 colleen
joaquin
rest
 Jun 26 colleen
joaquin
you, with the weary eyes
and listless soul —
won’t you stay a while?

your uneasiness
has mired your senses.
come, lay on my lap.

rest well, my darling.
you are safe and sound,
i will make sure of it.
the world is on your shoulders, my love
allow me the pleasure of bearing the weight
so that you may close your eyes and rest
 Jun 20 colleen
joaquin
singing you to sleep
is the greatest privilege

to have someone dear
become witness to my music

an audience of one —
the only applause i need
 Jun 15 colleen
joaquin
I CANNOT LOVE IN SILENCE
THE WORLD’S EARS MUST RING
FROM MY PROFESSION

I HAVE GONE MAD FOR YOU
I AM TOO FAR GONE
I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU
 Jun 15 colleen
joaquin
she
 Jun 15 colleen
joaquin
she
a lovely sight;
may I peruse
your soul forever?
 May 13 colleen
joaquin
☀️
 May 13 colleen
joaquin
come
lay down with me
the sun is coming up

we’ll swallow its rays
and have sunlight flowing
from our fingertips
 May 13 colleen
joaquin
mundane
 May 13 colleen
joaquin
i am reminded of you
in the overlooked
in the mundane

in the gentle banging
of our laundry machine
noisily washing our clothes

in the tapping of water
on last night’s dinnerware
that you forgot to wash

in the uneven warmth
of our bed’s duvets
as you’ve rolled yourself up in it

you are part of the world
and thus the mundane world
is now made beautiful
everything reminds me of you
so much so that if you were to disappear
everything would cease to exist

*
 May 4 colleen
joaquin
i never understood
how love in silence
is any less
than love that is loud

so you mean to tell me
you think less of the fact
that you alone get to see
this lovely version of me?
for your eyes only.
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