Even more so than us
our stomachs are in love
and long after we're asleep
our tummies are still up
gabbing in gurgles
with voices acidic
pronounced with chemicals
that we cannot mimic
I wonder what they talk about
in whisper-burps and gurgle-shouts
Maybe about current events?
Perhaps of snacks and condiments?
But when we wake, they separate
and then must be content, and wait
For the next magic evening
And another night of speaking
So it's up to you and me
to keep them in close proximity
Our love is not just me and you
but between our tummies, too
So let's sleep like spoons
bent together, tight
so our tummies can banter
through every night
and talk about everything
while our lungs breathe each other in
Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014 at 12:08 PM UTC
Even more so than us
our stomachs are in love
and long after we're asleep
our tummies are still up
gabbing in gurgles
with voices acidic
pronounced with chemicals
that we cannot mimic
I wonder what they talk about
in whisper-burps and gurgle-shouts
Maybe about current events?
Perhaps of snacks and condiments?
But when we wake, they separate
and then must be content, and wait
For the next magic evening
And another night of speaking
So it's up to you and me
to keep them in close proximity
Our love is not just me and you
but between our tummies, too
So let's sleep like spoons
bent together, tight
so our tummies can banter
through every night
and talk about everything
while our lungs breathe each other in
this is a poem about sleep, the best kind.
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