Wild winters
Back at home
Freeze in time, almost
Except maybe 10 minutes
Passing library or cafe
When our worlds mingle
And blur
And my words spit at yours
And yours whisper back
Playfully
You tell me you’re sleeping
When I’m awake
You’re dreaming
No I am dreaming.
Its been a while
but life catches
takes you by surprise
and bites at your tail
It’s been a while
I’m sorry
But when him and her
and she and he take time
to organise
then life is left to linger
longingly online
It’s been a while
But here
Where I take time seriously
when it stops at the red light
(unlike some)
I can pause
and ponder
and forget outside these lines
black thick hairs
at the corners of my screen
sprout out
and ingrown
in my mind
…and yours too
hopefully…
Months we spent savouring the subtle zest of sweat,
And the taste of patience sleeping in the gap between our lips.
Days we dedicated to burning each other’s limbs like kindling,
In fiery argument and fiery regret.
Hours we devoted to mapping each other’s faces,
Sketching past, present and future on cheek and chin.
Seconds we wasted blinking.
