easy rest

you have always been one to call

for me with a voice like whiskey.

raspy and sugar sweet, i am

helpless to your come-hither stare.

golden gaze ringed in green,

lips thin and smile stretched wide,

i am enchanted by your every

blink and stride, your laugh or cry.

i follow you as the river knows

to reach for the sea. my

body is liquid under the grasp

of the earth carved just for me.

we fall into bed with laughter,

and i’ve compared us to a puzzle,

the way my form molds with

yours like we were once one body.

i am here, and you are with me.

we lay and talk for hours, just

to hear each other speak. and

i know that i can trust you

to keep me safe when the night

rolls through, with dreams heavy

and dark. i fall asleep in mid-word.

i’ve always loved the sound of honey.