dear logan,

they told me

sin

tastes sweet

for a moment

but as time

casts its long shadow

creating the past

it turns bitter

as it rots in your mouth

my mother said

the beauty won't last

but somehow

our sin

grows sweeter and sweeter

as i fall more in love with you

i no longer believe her

because

your soft skin against mine

feels more divine

than any worship service i've been too

than any prayer

any verse from the word

the book whose wise words sound absurd

now that i know you

but i get distracted by their words

because you

like to talk with the tv on

but i

can never understand you

through all of the noise

and i just

wish i could hear your voice

without all of the

overlapping words

that are thrown at me

from people

who can never understand

how much it hurts

to be told

your existence is a crime

they said

it wasn't

what god had planned

but i've found a love

that's so much better

than the one

presented to me

when i was three years old

they said

you'll go to hell

if you don't believe

well that doesn't sound

like love to me

i know

the bible says

you can't find joy

or hope or peace

or a million other things

without god's love

but when i'm with you

i feel more alive

than i ever have before