pepper spray and a painted face
eyeliner daggers swoop with grace
toward the unknown that awaits
and in my car we seemed to move
our affectual connect improved
your combat boots you did remove
in the entry of my place.
I made you eggs, you made me laugh
we danced the kitchen fore to aft
we smoked and drank draught after draught
our fingers touched, then interlaced
and then I slipped my voice along
the warp of someone elseâs song
to weave for you a story long
and strong so youâd feel safe.
we put on some dumb kidsâ movie,
you came in close and kissed me sweet,
said, âI just had to, donât you see,â
my free-fall gained a greater pace
itâs been a stark eternity
since sparks arced so diurnally
through my cold, dark uncertainty
(which Iâll never fully displace)
fall into me, Iâll keep you safe
weâll fill each otherâs cup in faith
for moments stretching into space
encircled by our shared embrace