a perfect moment

i’ll remember these days fondly
as the days when you were secretly mine

the days when i was first caught in your gravity
and we began orbiting, inching ever closer

the days when you gathered my fallen leaves
and brought them slowly back to life

the days when you gently rearranged the pieces
showing me a new picture they could form

i’ll remember these days beyond our time
beyond the reaches of space
into a new world
where we have no past and no future
only each other and this very moment
a perfect moment

hands

when i close my eyes
i can feel you swiftly pull my hand to your body
fingers tangled, hesitantly slow dancing
my shallow breath
goes deeper and mirrors yours
for a moment we are still
but you are searching
the tips of your fingers find my wrist
i turn to prove you’re really there
you choreograph your smile
with the opening of your eyes

you look into me

a playful, “what?”
and so many words flood my thoughts
words that fall short
of simply having you by my side
and dreaming of forever

downhill trucker

oh my goodness
i’m 43 with a high school sweetheart
it wasn’t just in my head

she’s real!

homemade dress real
golden braids real
make the world better real
cries at cool runnings real

and i’m a downhill trucker
trying to keep my heart between the lines

so this is why they keep writing songs
making movies
etching words

love lost is love set free