I live and breathe and think in this space
Work in this space
Pray and eat in this space
until you come along—you and your arms-wide space
heading to overlap me, drawing Venn diagrams around us, two
mapped inside a certain intersection,
almond-shaped, like your eyes
always looking upward—at me, or her, or the stars,
Eyes like mirror *****
illuminating the world’s dance floor
Steps bounding enough to motivate us both.
I am charged with your leap of faith,
opposites attracted and drawn across decades,
I invite you in, believing wholly in me
Knowing I can never make this space
big enough for two
Yet after the party we sit here in silence,
as only friends do.
Nov 13, 2019
Nov 13, 2019 at 2:19 PM UTC
I live and breathe and think in this space
Work in this space
Pray and eat in this space
until you come along—you and your arms-wide space
heading to overlap me, drawing Venn diagrams around us, two
mapped inside a certain intersection,
almond-shaped, like your eyes
always looking upward—at me, or her, or the stars,
Eyes like mirror *****
illuminating the world’s dance floor
Steps bounding enough to motivate us both.
I am charged with your leap of faith,
opposites attracted and drawn across decades,
I invite you in, believing wholly in me
Knowing I can never make this space
big enough for two
Yet after the party we sit here in silence,
as only friends do.
for my beloved niece Kady