When the skies cry onto succulents.

The waltzes between 
hydrogen and oxygen
etched into flora

Tell Your Friends and Family You Love Them

Your sky might not be
the same hue or mine or ours; 
They're still connected. 

The shade of my love, 
that color extends across
all universes.

And when the distance 
stretches beyond horizons, 
close your eyes, I'll be there.

The Depth of This Symbol

What is love, but a four letter symbol for

safety
trust
respect
passion
appreciation 
admiration

I love you. 
I feel safe with you. 
I trust you. 
I respect you. 
I am passionate about you. 
I appreciate you. 
I admire you. 

What is love, but a four letter symbol for the depth of my heart,
the way I want to engulf you in all the warmth I can muster. 

A Path

Once I thought I was broken. 
I had forgotten how to count 
the swaying person in front of me;
Layering herself under blankets of
nightfall and vodka and smoke, 
She stole kisses of familiarity but
never remembered the taste. 

Once I thought I was destroyed. 
Did you know, that grey can be 
intoxicating, unravelling, unnerving? 
She can wear it like a bandage; 
its salve poisonous to the touch.
Patient zero squared away, contained
and endlessly multiplying underneath.

And now I think I am ready.
A smile, a curve, a tongue, 
the weapons I wield are deadly. 
My nerves are calm within chaos, 
destruction no longer frightens me. 
I aimed for invincibility, landed at
the intersection of reckless and poised.

Articulation

"I just want you to come home..."                                

                                          "... what does that mean?"

I don't discuss before often, 
before you 
before this
before that 
before me 
I've always loved after more.

But it was before that taught me,
pain is scarring
scars belie healing
healing requires effort
effort conveys love
What I wanted to know about the world. 

I learned to hold you close, and
sometimes 
at times
time 
is just 
relevant
irrelevant
moments
I grew afraid to let go. I'm sorry.

So when I tell you what I want,
a home
our home 
to be home 
for you to come home
Listen, hold me close, and don't let go. 

"It was more things that I wanted to say to you."

I miss you.
Not in the 
I do not want to face tomorrow, way.
But in the subtler
tomorrow would simply be better if shared with you, way.