this must be the way light bends –
around you & all
your Gravity

the concept of momentum eludes me
until our lips meet
in the silence created by it all

//

and in that nothingness I say

“say something that holds weight

say love or lack thereof
say anything as long as you’re smiling”

say you’ll stay

//

this time i can feel the words
leaving my hands

what if you caught the sky
as it was falling
and ended up holding me
instead

//

facedown on the carpet
covered in Gravity
i can feel the sunlight
on your lips

say you’ll stay

//