On my first day he never spoke My second day his lips brought forth letters Then with the third we broached words In a week there was a sentence And after a month there were conversations. Gradual steps to comfort, but strides in perception.
Wondering who he was I gathered some initiative I tried to aim it gently but i probably hit a few nerves Erratic as usual he might have regretted being hit Carful as I could be but as clumsy as I am His glass spine shattered with my slightest presence He's the vase but who could be his flowers Im not delicate I won't be able to line his rims with petals Im not poised I won't be able to color his reflection with a primary's elegance Im not rigid I won't look strong or brilliant floating in the water that his depth holds For all these reasons I shouldn't fill the bouquet his shape desires.
Wishing for the day when we would equal one The pull of numbers to the decrease of a sum Begging for a clock that provided us with the time to process love The tug of a gear syncing to the motion of the machine Praying for a reality where he would be a fixture in my future The luminosity of a memory we share sparking with the light of mutual desire.