(♥)

when from the start decided
who would love
and who would last –
what grace the earth would give
us in the fall
what hallowed place
would lure us home
with memory of forever
prayers that took all night
to say amen –
kneel with me
reveal in me
the waters slowly rising
how much of this we need
will surely go –
the weight of bones
as polished stones –
steps from now to never
flowers here were planted
in my stead
a line or two
before the fates
were gathered from the shadows
lest we block the light
from coming in –
a jealous moon to fold
against my mercies –
as fallen angels
rise in disbelief
write it down (take a note)
but stay a moment longer –
quicken my resolve
for evermore
a kiss denied your essence
still haunts in first
embraces
a memory –
becoming (who I am)

hands explore the dark
in search of you