lilac and ginseng
pamper my tea
with strength
growing crooked and deep
with faith
unintended
will me to rise
above you
as one
redeeming the night

right me
with circumstance
wish me to stay
for another
some other
long overdue
wanting this wanting
to hold you this way
garner my senses
the need
for romance
pressed as a sigh
to the dark

. . .