Fitting

Wake up, I miss you

What dreams lie in your head

So far from me

You are a waking dream

Of honesty and adventure

Softness in a hard world

Wake up, I miss you

Sleep has taken you so swiftly

I imagine you at peace

And wish to kiss

The breath upon your lips

Wake up, I miss you

Though I be right by your side

And your eyelashes flutter

And a smile creeps upon your face

And you fit so perfectly in my arms

That I must sleep too

And dream

--5.24.14

Children of the Moon

Were we but pieces of the same whole

That parted in the fall to earth,

Are we but shattered beings

Who put our pieces back together

Not quite right, some missing?

Did I lose you in Eternity?

Have I known you before,

For your hand is my hand

And there is something in your smile

That feels familiar on my lips.

Are you the tingling in my fingertips

The reminder of something absent

Have you finally come home

And are we safe, we weary travelers?

Through time and space and misfits

Picking up our broken pieces

Sightless ancient beings

Raging in our chests

Calling out to each other

Across centuries.

And now I find you, so simply

There can be no question

I can love you as if you were me

As we weld together our empty spaces

Put the pieces back where they belong

My heart in you, your heart in me

And we beat in harmony.

--5.24.14

Wreck(less)

Could I kiss your scars away

I wouldn't.

To love your past

As I love your present.

You are not a painting

To brush over mistakes.

You are cast in bronze

To glisten in the sun

But also to be dented

Scratched and scorched.

You are armor.

Grown hot in the blazing days of battle

Burn my skin

I remember you.

You have a history

One of strength

That I would not wipe away.

Why be perfect

When you can be real.

Why be new

When you can be ancient.

Pieces of stardust in your eyes

Wisdom and clarity

In the great expanse

Of the story written on your skin.

--5.22.14

Recoil

You put a bullet in my heart

Before I ever knew

Your finger

Was on

The trigger.

--4.10.14

Weakness

I could fall in love

With the tears in your eyes

A capacity for pain

That might rival mine

I can see the fear in your heart

And that my bravery scares you most 

I could tell you anything

You might think is a lie

Because you don't recognize the truth

That you could be strong

That love is never wrong

That you could be capable of anything

You are not just a dream

I am not just a heart

But the pain of things lost

That pulls us together

Is what tears you apart.

--5.3.14