the moonlight makes her naked shoulder blades
look more like angel wings
her hipbones become hollows where fairies rest
in the right kind of dark,
she teaches me the secrets of her bones
the first step toward flying is always the fall
I take the risk of crashing into the rough land
so that I may kiss the clouds
I brush my fingertips across skin that once seemed unreachable
I shed my red agonies for her clear songs
she shows me how to recognize the beauty I carry in my blood
stroke by stroke

i look at her
and a spark ignites.
she is the warmth,
the comfort and the ease.
and what am i,
but the fire
that spreads?

I could paint the stars a million times and never get them right, because I've seen you
fierce feelings find me seamlessly smitten surrendering doubt of forever

days when the future called me names have misted away from the heat you bring me
there's more strength in me now because you make the little things count

daydreams are a drop of an ocean that you bring
feelings are severe, but loving you is how a mountain stands
natural and unwavering

no more speaking
i know you love to drown me in your words
but hush
breathe me in
let the silence fill the room like oxygen
embrace the nothing
let my lips tell silent stories
hold still and you may understand