gimme an ooo  

& in ur verticality  

a love like        aaaaa

r u done yet?

we could be vortexing

in ur bellybutton

& after, sighly when the foam duvet 

decompresses 

ur body cracking into now &? 

who

will we be, what are we

before—

sweet pea

in a tender fragment

tongue tremors throat

&&&

im a jellybean baby floating

in ur hand

filled w/ love

   & filled w/ fear

tho the fear grows less & less

u feelin fecund?

i am ready 2 write u 

in2 the future 

so u’ll stay 

u feelin valid?

like the train ticket u didn’t buy

sped into the city

slicing thru my spinal cord

&yes i’ll shiver 

im feelin like u should

close my unworthy eyes 4 me

my body’s turning

into sizzling grammar

so catch me 

midtransformation

u feelin hydrated?

i shaped my own space 

in a swirling field

but we need 2 be 

everywhere else too

tho        

can i ask

  my bud my love my pal my dove

u feelin 

excavated     

        /

diffractive      

  /

    more hopeful than u should

?

me too