His eyes met hers
and then he knew
it was checkmate.

I love you
As a lover
As a friend
As a poet
As a trend
For the time being
And then on
I love you
For all that you are
Was
And will be
I love you
Heart and soul
Mind and lungs
I love you

Love didn't end wars
It started them

Sometimes
The panic
Is more dangerous
Than the pandemic

I will dance
And I will spin
Until the room blurs
And the lightless gaps
Between swaying bodies
Absorb my ache
And longing

I will twist
And I will wring
Dizzily releasing
Whatever still clings
To my depleting soul
And replace it with champagne

And I will dance

It’s 12:50
I’m falling asleep
loving deep, a bystander
to a subtle hearts critiques.