Marriage

I leave
only to hear you breathe
an ocean of dreams

I awaken you
only to feel the heartbeat
holding me to Earth

I watch
as the drums of
the jungle reach my ears

I seethe
deep in my chest at
the turning of the world

I love what is not mine to give away

You shift on
an axis
curved with silk and rose

You sing
moisture like a newborn
in a pink blanket

You scream
nightmares into the
early morning sky

I hold fast
to clarity like a rope
tethered to a sinking ship


I have
no footing in these hills
yet
my eyes
anchor us as one
each morning
and my arms will cradle you
until the moon
wanes in half crescent