i miss the soft gasps of your breath coinciding with my hummingbird heart,
& as the wings of it flew progressively higher, you thrummed your freckled fingers against the porcelain of my chest,
allowing me the gem of your easy silence,
something solely obtained by my love for you, and yours for me;
kissing each corner of your smile as it floats above my eyes
my eyes, dancing terrifyingly, although blissfully, against your skin & bones,
pressed so close against the steel bars of my ribs- (all of which i've exerted forcefully to protect what lies beneath it,
my heart.
until you, & only you, blew constellations of kisses-
imploding the confined cage i'd suffocated my heart within
however i knew,
it always belonged to you
for you have permanently gained the possession of me, your b)
every memory (though i call them treasures)
sunken forevermore into my soul,
of the nights we were one...
we first float delicately over the notches of our spines,
lovers inextricably intertwined
& as the music of our heartbeats found each other
they formed an exquisite melody- always vividly contrasting from the last harmony.
and i gasped from the pain and i smiled from your sighs,
the warmth of each one painting the canvas of my body- the artist in you giving himself to me.
& at the end, rustles of that fire always lingered;
we laid together, entwined in the heavens of our love.
you chased my rocky spine with freckled fingertips
& i caught them and kissed each one
i wish we could have stayed that way always,
your soul & mine,
inextricably intertwined.
my one and only,
you are my forever.
though i forever fear the paralyzing wonder
that may creep up my spine with gashing fingernails-
the everlasting thought of a permanence in your next goodbye,
i will always return to you with whispers of winter
while you requite with the rustling leaves of autumn,
they drift endlessly, peacefully through my veins
& always reach my hummingbird heart.
