Becoming aware of my shape-shifting
Reactions to unpleasantries
I'm trying to plug in
To the real fears, the inefficiencies
That push up into my foundations
Like stink weeds
Knowing there's a baby in that bathwater
I play the mom for now
Mommy viper, coiled and perched

Ask yourself this question
What do you want from me?
What if it's not enough?
If I'm a candy waterfall
And you wanna lose weight
I can't throw skittles at you
Or harass you with starburst
My love is a song on a stage
But you're not even in the building

I miss breaking into your house
Falling asleep on your bed
Holding your hand in the car
I miss sex on the beach
My little blue dress
Steaming up the windows
I miss leaving dirty messages
Going away for the weekend
Cooking together
I miss last-minute meals
Shrouded by importance
Undressing each other
I miss me

Is it just me,
Or do I really need
Your tatooed biceps
To throw me up against a wall
So close I feel your heat
Wet lips against my neck
What would I give up?
For your dark skin
And sparkling eyes
Lighting up my world
Your breath against my cheek
The low rumble of your words
Who would ever know?
The chemistry we share
Like keeping magnets apart
The nuclear fission energy
Of life lusting for life

How could you resist
Being pulled in by the arms of God?
That spark is in you
And in everyone
I just want to unite
But our bodies get in the way

Queen of the worms
A sparkle in a rock
Proud little creatures
Playing our brainPods

Believe me, this nonsense
It's all gonna pass
We don't know what tomorrow will bring
We think too much
And know too little
Gotta learn when
To throw off the switch

We are two autumn leaves
Falling off the tree
Dancing 'round each other
In wide and smaller circles
Being blown this way and that
Heading for the compost pile

There's something about massage
Or petting a cat
That makes time move more slowly
Or perhaps time always moves so slowly
And I just move too quickly