i opened my heart
every thought and word welcomed
now you say too much

a flurry of words
filled with quiet passion
accompanied our every exchange

beautiful melodies
sweet sharp raw
coiled themselves around us
as we stumbled blindly through the darkness

our souls in rhythm
until we exhausted ourselves
in a crescendo of harmony

no longer afraid
unabashedly open
fragile as ever

you and me
exist
in another world
where we whisper the evenings away
and sleep softly through summer mornings
where i drink your sweet mouth
and you the smoothness of my skin
where our thoughts and words are colored by a delicate mist
our time measured by gentle heartbeats and soft breaths
our love exists
suspended
in another world

remnants of the day
scatter across the table like fallen petals
stories bounce from my lips to your ears
thoughts from your mind pinprick the sky
flooding the night with a soft light
the rhythm of our laughter washes over us
erasing the chaos of the day
and just for a moment
our quiet love calms our weathered souls