If I couldnt grasp it before It is clear as day now Nowhere left to r u n Even if I tried, I can no longer hide The growing ache reaching for you As peace sits at the center of me Underneath the need for destruction The kind that seeps and s p r e a d s luxuriously
like warm sunlight filtering onto resting s k i n
Becoming fluid shadows shimmering on lake water Lapping at our naked limbs Lips pressed into each other flowers preserved in heavy Books We curve and fit our intertwining bodies over crisp cotton sheets The shape of us imprinted Our scents fusing r e l e a s i n g settling into bed creases Sweat staining white our shared language a comfort Reflected in shining eyes and warm smiles In letting go, the steady rhythm c a l m s The deep fear of hurting you ultimately losing you into a gentle reminder Of being here