I will marry you in a hot
air balloon. The clouds will be our witnesses
as they block out everything below,
for what could we need
from down there?

Birds will sing their songs
to close the ceremony.
At the end, I beg
You to kiss me loudly
and hold my hand as we
slowly drift back down
to earth.

But we'll never really leave the sky.

incoming across
morning cigarette stuck in corner of mouth
shirtless
and faded Levi's
nearly 80 degrees today
and as much humidity
causes the trees to droop in silent
green veils
as much as the hail last night
just thought to tell you:
I never knew you had
The Voice