my name is an expletive on your lips tonight
as your nails dig their way into the grooves of my shoulderblades

you scratch them apart
and i feel like you’re freeing wings out of my back
wings that had long been stapled inside
by crucifix nails that were bent and meant to crush
the natural curve of my body against yours

i am aching to touch you
with a certainty of faith that could move mountains
so tonight i will tuck your name under my tongue
and recite a litany of whispers

that i love you
i love you
i love
you

your name is the only prayer i need to say tonight