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
Home
The rhythmic, pounding
Pulse
Pulls out of me
What years of
Pushing
Never could
I have become undone
In another world
Birthed into being
By sound
Elevate
Alleviate
Elude the dark small talk
enter the light
entrance the one who waits
listening to the words still wet on your tongue
elongate your vision
ease your soul onto the sofa
drink tea and hold hands
envision more for yourself
than dirty dishes in the sink
and what to make for dinner
embrace the possibility that
they expect more from you
than clean clothes
and a full lunch box
you are being watched
for what you bring into the room
their lives
the smiles and tears
staying close to hear their fears
standing by when they want to be alone
keeping the lines open
Love leads
grace dances
life heals
