bloom

bloom

i want to know who got to you. how. who let them.
i want to kiss that place inside of you where the pain sits-
make the soil of you fertile with life and plant you a flower garden at what was the grave of your innocence
pull up a seat watch the sun rise and
feast in the easier you breathe.
when you collapse to my breath and
count the beats of all three speeds of my heart-
know your gentle may have saved me.
i press my lips to the forehead of each one of your memories
and seal before- making room for now.
and there may be a someday where i can kiss the corner of your chin and you will feel loved.
for now-
you come with a list of demands written across your belly like a declaration
and we breathe deep before you let me put my hands in your hair
lover- i only mean to cradle your head in your sleep
to keep your dreams in the garden im tending for you-
where every hurt youve known
is now a flower leaning toward the suns of our mornings.

amylynn 4.28.09 8:16pm