the cloud cover is heavy
this cold october morning
low hanging gray
draped just overhead
my skin is smooth
from a night against yours
i can feel you on me
sense you through each inhale
and i’ll carry you with me
all day, into the night
all my life, into eternity
you’ll be the sun
breaking through the clouds
my light in a world of gray
shine for me, beautiful one
my star, my love
i am standing still
unseen in the aging light
i am lost between the revolutions
i am breathing deep
unheard in the silent soundscape
i am caught alone in the storm surge
you find me
when i’m lost
offer a way home
your open arms
you are standing on the hill
the sunrise tangled in your hair
all the colors of the earth
raging, viscous against your skin
then gravity let’s us go
slowly easing to the stars
in that moment
lazy, drifting in the sky
you capture me
with a look i can’t recall
something new?
“i want to see the world with you”
or, maybe, “just walk with me”
all the emotion rises to my skin
oceans behind eyes
a deep breath
and ecstasy
twisted into one
all i’ve ever wanted
is to be the one
you speak to without words
it’s a cruel thing
being away from you
but cruelty doesn’t know
about our connection
that covers miles
that flattens mountains and curves time
sleep well, my love
i’ll meet you in the dreaming
and i found your eyes
searching the night sky
speckled drops of ancient light
and i set my course
by their glow
and the texture of your skin
opened doors to other worlds
closed the distance between stars
and allowed us to reach farther
than ever before
who will find us
buried here
beneath the linen
beneath the clouds
beneath it all
who will find us
out there
chasing each breath
but never catching
and when i whisper
i’ll only use those sacred, silent words
to tell you it will be ok
to tell you we can start the journey
not knowing
where we’ll go
follow me down to the river
toss your worries
leaves floating on the surface
carried away
while we watch from the bank