if i could, i'd marry nature
i'd marry her just so i could say that i own her
all her oxides and minerals
all her chemical reactions and her ionic bonds
all her sounds and singing
all her winds and swinging

i'd marry nature just so i'd know every inch of her being
every mark and every curve
every amount of fat or lack of it
every ingrown hair and nail

i would kiss her body, cold or warm
and drink her soul, drop by drop
i would taste her every insecurity
and feel cozy in her intimacy
i would get drunk on her perfectly designed flaws
and drown in her every quality
i'd caress her soft skin
and connect with each of her ancestors
hear all their stories
as i feel her every living cell
move
and work just to keep her heart humming all their favorite tunes

if i married nature
i'd memorize every song sheet from her body's orchestra
not in order to try to play it (even though i'd love to play it)
but to understand the way she refuses to dance in wedding parties
but will ask to dance with my shadow when we're the only ones that can watch