one

 

the moment we fall into night

I steal your skin
your hands blend into mine and we are muffled

under
           words

            repetitive indecision

as if we could blur the edges enough
to be protected


we have nothing to hold onto
but each other

        and this persistent smile


today we are lovers
companions
friends

today we are each other
each others

              prevailing


the world tumbles between us

you invade my ribs
                     my lungs
skin exploring the rooms I crafted for you

                     as if you always knew there was more


my eyes discover yours
                               changing
their sometimes matching depths
see too far into the
                not-so-distant future


the most mutual of decisions
making itself

                     daily

we insert the right words
in the right places

clumsily
           laugh
           and stop
                                       and

ask for them again
and again


out of the paling night
your voice speaks sense
                                     sual
circular

step one,
step two,

                     (what if?)

we cross the line again and again

the desire we build our days around
to justify obsession and

in silence we
                     abandon
the need to
   explain tomorrow

there are no ways to infuse words with such
promise

and love is not just one thing
             but the whole world