Do you smell that?
It's the scent of cedar burning
for weeks its been snowing
the smell is so warming
and my love for you is growing;
much like the ambers that are glowing.

But if you listen closely
you can hear the ice cracking
from the lake that is thawing
hope for winter's ending
so that spring can be inviting
similar to your grasp;
refreshing and exciting.

So for now,
it's the taste of cocoa
- hot and so soothing
my tastebuds are dancing
I am shamelessly swooning -
sugar
milk
chocolate
and you;
the best way to enjoy
all the sweet winter choosings.

I am so vulnerable
an open wound
And your "love" is salt
stinging my soul
infecting my blood
causing my heart to slow
while brain is losing oxygen
and my liver is secreting toxins
eyes are swollen shut
and I am trembling with shame
because I exposed myself to you
and you left me here to rot

love* was the excitement
for the next moment we'd meet
it was the the warmth of your hand
when you first brushed my cheek
it was the vulnerability
of inviting you
into my sheets
love was that you were
proud of me
while all the others had been so discreet

but

in love* is your scent
you leave on my pillows
that is oh so sweet
it is the the rush of blood
that leaves me tingling
from my heart to my feet
in love is the way you look at me
with eyes
full of passion and heat
while you hug me hard
and kiss me so deep
because being in love with you
is being away for the week
and yet knowing
everything is still so concrete