We were in the dark Standing, the grey blue Pouring out of the box While the world slept Deeply, unaware of our revelation
We hid it, in our own way Staring eye to eye With steadfast affections And quivering spines Racing minds Bringing our once divided lines Together
Seeing each other Underneath and around Above and inside our forethought Our defenses paper thin and falling I tried to mouth the only words that might bear the weight of my meaning And I saw it in you too “What? Wonderful, wow, whoa, why?” And then “Why not?” As you bent, silently, from the hip And fell into an embrace And our fumbling hands wrapped Our fumbling words met