i will kiss you /

in all the places

the light

/ doe s n't

i was made of bones and skin

but not for you to break and tear

never forget

the skeletal shell of me

comprises of galaxies which drown

                                           millions like y o u         

these feelings,

they are everywhere

clouding my senses

censoring my vision

blinding my being

these feelings,

they are everywhere

                              they are everything.

i 

 love you

i'm

 sorry

i've

 tried to

             stop.

i have loved you 

                         for so long

sometimes i feel like my body will burst

with the very force of it

the way my heart thumps louder

than waves hitting the shore

the way my blood rushes to my face / the way my cheeks glow

i have loved you for so long

sometimes 

                i feel like there is nothing i could love more

you glow bright as the summer sun,

your skin soft as winter snow /

you feel safe like the moons' gaze,

your touch heaven, don't you know?

i exist in your universe / you settle in my bones

                                      i collapse at your silence / my heartbeat, your dulcet tones //

//

honey //

do you know?

                      about the planets that you play with in the palm of your hands /

                      about the stars that drip from the tip of your tongue 

do you know?

                      about the million galaxies you create with every touch /

                      about the steady enchantment of the cosmos from your lips

             honey

             do you know -

                       about the way you rule the movement of the universe

                       about the way you rule the creation of the universe //

honey, do you know?

                                 don't you know?

//

we are dancers under the moonlight / our feet bleeding, our toes numb

we are missed opportunities and drunken mistakes / we are all lost

we are artists that paint bodies / our fingers trembling, our touch unsure

we are stilted conversations and violent fights / we are all hurt

we are beautiful in shattered mirrors / our cheeks sunken, our eyes hollow

we are faceless lovers and forgotten numbers / we are all adrift

we are consumers of modern culture / our voices unheard, our words ignored

we are cheap cigarettes and even cheaper booze / we

                                                                               are

                                                                                    all

                                                                                        broken //