babygirl
thinks she can
fool
a fool
which is tempting
but i know better
you lost these eyes
a while ago
when you went for another's

time goes slow
against the backdrop
of another bedroom
another wall
i cling to
i was surprised with how welcome i felt here
i want to live here for a while
and discover
all that
i looked over
(you)

i cannot wait
to lay
and daydream
in bed
and mouth the ceiling
with your name
and swell
in your generosity
your perfect
imperfect
lean
that is now embedded
in my teeth
and *******
just think
with what little
has been said
how you consume
every part of
this bloodstream

take me up North
take me West
to Monday afternoons
tangled in you
soft skin; aimless
i will count your teeth
with my tongue
and read you stories out loud
with your head in my lap
or your chest on my chest
two palms, the pulpit
where we can undress
the rest of our sins
and finally make use
of them

Our feelings found an end before the beginning ..

we spent the night together in mid-air; suspended
i saw the truth before my body hit the pavement
i saw the outcome;
i whispered "maybe we've made it"
you held onto the time where it reminded you of another
time
like a trophy
our prize
collected in between waves
or
s i g h s

nights
where you end up on me
in me
all over
better to be consumed with the body
before the brain