He asked her on a date
Even the question
Came out foreign
A phrase he rarely spoke
Like a wonderful exotic
Magical expedition
Had been proposed
She had not gone out
In years
Before children had slept in her bed
More surprised that
He wanted to be seen in
Public with
Her again
Than that she saw
This small moment
To say yes
Greet her like a horizon
At the end of a long
Tunnel
Glances echoed off their
Faces
Hands and thumbs played
Lap games
Eager not to disappoint the other
The next morning
After some weak
Peppermint tea
She thinks she’s finally
Ready to
Say
yes
I see you sleeping
and want more than anything
To colour your dreams happy
To remove the harsh looks and words from our
morning
To wet your cheek one more time with my kisses
To touch your scalp naked against my palm
To remember how precious you are
Awake
When you swallow every gesture of mine with
blind faith
And grow up
In spite of me
Cosmic Relations
The biggest blessing
The biggest burden
Pour out of his mouth
Simultaneously
Every path leads out of town
Homes float on their foundations
The sky has been liquid turmoil
For days
The weirdest taste of
Relief
I’ve ever had
Fills every cell in my body
The world smells like
Lilacs
Potential unfurling
Each breath caught
In my chest
Releases a longing
Not yet met
Sadness is washed away
In the storm
Of a life lived
Inside a heavy cloud
When Venus kisses
The sun tonight
I can watch
in sync with the
Signs no one can confirm
Two
once in a lifetime events
In a week
Must be something to this thing called
Destiny
