Bodies stuck together
We tether
Ever through
This all still so new
That new
That just stares
Smiles a few seconds
Before even speaking
Teaching
Leaking into
You
Splitting
Into two
Shifting
Each other
Last night drifting
Into an alter
Dimension
Of us
A future version
Walking home from the carnival
With hands full of stuffed animals
You laughing at
The stuffed mammals
Of life bends
The music spins
Flash of lights
Kissing our sutures
Incredible how the blue light
Changes your face
From woman
From man
No need to understand
How I feel
Alone next to you
Your fingers
In my beard
Curbed lips
Covered rose hips
Sticking to you
Like starch
No longer interested
In matching the colors
Putting down the puzzle
The arch of pain
Arms tracing these wounds
My jaw in your neckline
Like wolves that hide
We muzzle
Dousing the past
Eyes stared
We huddle
Taking baby steps
Towards wanting more
And making sure the shoreline
Is still there
One foot on the ground
Into the night
These waves break
At our feet
Washing us clean
Walking slowly
Deeper into the abyss
Watching you sleep
With no pillow
My brunette shaded willow
Next to you
Under your branches
Up heaving lungs
Inch by inch
I wither
Leaving summer
I shed
Inch by inch
I slumber
Deeper into you
