i like the way you feel
beneath, on, above, near me,
anywhere that you are close enough
that the breath of us two
becomes one

you:
a body of water, calm,
mostly still but surface trembling,
you capture the beauty around you
and shine

me:
the flame of a candle burning,
watching, learning the way you move,
i am reflected in you and
upon your surface i dance

us:
the other day i was thinking,
trying to decide if we were
the calm before the storm,
the storm,
or the storm’s aftermath
today i decided that there
is nothing wrong with us
being all three