Take the words
out from my mouth
please chew them well,
don't spit them out
Swallow them
deep into your throat
let them circulate,
let them float
into your mind,
into your heart
with my words
inside you,
we'll never part
and if
the time comes
that you should speak
in sharp punctuation
across my cheek
know that I might,
for a second,
hold my tongue
before it unfurls
and becomes undone
it might lash out
in a burning sting
from the shock of
the lexicon
that fervor brings
but then rage will
melt upon our lips
in satin threads
of fire
that burn their tips
and no temporary storm
will declare our pain
in language sacred,
and then
profane
I'd rather bind
my lips to yours
let the waves rise up
on speech's shores
let the tides of
forgiveness
spill out in phrases
as the moon whispers
bliss in hidden phases
and we'll forget our
periods and commas
and grammatical structures
as polished vernacular
turns to animal lustre
as we slide to the floor
verbal cannons unfired,
unheard
finally at
a loss for
words
Aug 15, 2016
Aug 15, 2016 at 5:08 PM UTC
Take the words
out from my mouth
please chew them well,
don't spit them out
Swallow them
deep into your throat
let them circulate,
let them float
into your mind,
into your heart
with my words
inside you,
we'll never part
and if
the time comes
that you should speak
in sharp punctuation
across my cheek
know that I might,
for a second,
hold my tongue
before it unfurls
and becomes undone
it might lash out
in a burning sting
from the shock of
the lexicon
that fervor brings
but then rage will
melt upon our lips
in satin threads
of fire
that burn their tips
and no temporary storm
will declare our pain
in language sacred,
and then
profane
I'd rather bind
my lips to yours
let the waves rise up
on speech's shores
let the tides of
forgiveness
spill out in phrases
as the moon whispers
bliss in hidden phases
and we'll forget our
periods and commas
and grammatical structures
as polished vernacular
turns to animal lustre
as we slide to the floor
verbal cannons unfired,
unheard
finally at
a loss for
words
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