October 23, 2024

all at once

the softest touch
is the skin of her lips
all at once
the source of electricity
rattling me whole
and the calm
falling over me

she is the heat of summer
and the ease of autumn
my longest journey
and my haven from the road

she is my fear of the high places
and the peak of my climb
the artifacts of my past
and the invention
that will take us there

one moment with her
is a thousand lifetimes
one drop
an ocean
one glance
a window

she is all things
and she is the one that matters