in my dreams
this **** screen
grows large
becomes a portal
and with joy
I step across
into your arms
easy as that

I guess I'm a little impatient.

I know how to say 'hello'
terve
I can name colors
sininen
I can call you a wizard
sinä olet velho!

but in no language
do I yet have the words
for how you make me feel

the fire in me
has dimmed
banked
by fear
and heartache

the sparks of optimism and joy
drifting in the night
waiting for fuel
to burn fiercely again

my heart
is a
lion

proud
fierce
regal

sanctuary

quiet
sacred
full of candles
that replaced the torches
I used to carry
for lost loves

ocean

deep
serene
tempestuous
stormy

child

who still can't understand why
love just can't be easy
and life can't be fair

cavern

empty
mysterious
unexplored
for now

that's the paradox of
submission, isn't it?
how can you take
what's already yours?

i exposed myself
opened wide the curtains
showed you my body
my desire
and, accidentally
my heart