(or ways I want to feel love(d))
1. little things
signifying
the encyclopedia of feelings
already felt and anticipated
and being very
(very... very)
proud to be
caught up in the rapture
so much that others feel it.
not so much public display
as private illumination
of joy so full it overcomes
especially your fear
is the exceess manifest as your aura
2. romantic bookends anchor
libraries echoing
those three words
said a million different ways
(even without words).
lips that do not tire
from kiss
eyes that notice
they are watched...
and that bask in the enjoyment
of being such a wonder
the other 7 grow green with envy
3. the magnetic lure of lips
ajoining smiles and after-tingles
the sheer mutuality of joy's resonance
waiting to return (again)
and looking for ways to (re)assure
beyond the ways already discovered.
seeing the smile
on the otherside
of your text message or "hi".
embracing intensity
and running from fear.
bravery to get beyond
what blocks your blessing.
4. patience enough
to allow second winds of change
to lift you both
over hurdles
and the ability to blush
when disagreeing or mad
hold one another anyway
let lullabies or prayer
resolve the discord
and pleased to stay,
hold,
kiss when only night notices
hold the wait
tightly.
5. empathy enough to know
the one you are loving
is hurting
(and restless with that shit)
courage to communicate
and the urgency to make things right
even if you cannot.
confidence in knowing
each day
why you choose to stay
a most special friend
6. and yes....
there is candle-light
slow dances
silliness and laughter
loving the love made
the cuddles or pillow talk
before and/or after
and even in the spaces between
where absence or moods
swing with the force of inevitability
touch and go
and you can still feel the touch
in pillows grabbed
in the pulse of your heart
and feel as full as ever
knowing
rituals will hold
because you hold them
as sweetly as you hold
each other.
