What if I
Of dust, breath, and rib
Too, picked you
— Obliterated matter, and ground-bound
And breathed
Christ-like fellowship
Into you
Stood by your side
And we walked together, thence?

What if I
Of dust, breath, and rib
Too, picked you
— Obliterated matter, and ground-bound
And breathed
Christ-like fellowship
Into you
Stood by your side
And we walked together, thence?
Total and true
The moment and its love for life
Anchored and adorned
The breath with its friend, the flower
She is streamers
She is stars
She is the red that sustains Mars
Bars don’t exist
On her heart
She is steadfast
She is dangling
She is silver-Mediterranean
Alien and best friend
Alike
She is words
She is breath
She is life seducing death
Express your intent
So to stay
She is present
She is feathers
She is coppery hot weather
Whether you like that
Or not
Wanting to look
More deep into her eyes
Wanting this thing
More than breathing
Wanting to calm
What stutter-stops his voice
Wanting to know
What does he want
Enter into conversation
She will be your song
Enter into understanding
He will prove myth wrong
What if my blink lasts an extra beat more
Unintended, I cannot explain
What if while this, my inhale I implore
Is reality seeking to feign?
Gravity, come, take your match by the hand
Ether has waited for this
Fluttering eyes, staccato breath
So much words culminate in a kiss