Your voice
whispering my name
in this dark dark room
as you reach
across the years
for me
and touch my body
finally.
A night,
a week,
a life of this
and the coffee,
the kids
and the world
can wait
for the sun.
THINGS I WILL DO
There are things I will do only for you
when we are two in a dim room:
I will dance with you to music in my head,
whispering foolish secrets.
I will pretend you are a violin,
stroking sweet and violent notes from you.
I will sing in your ear,
in a sweet and raspy voice like burning candles.
I will lie in bed with you,
wrapping you up
In my arms, in my sheets,
in myself.
And I will write words like this,
every so often
Just so you know
who I am.
LS