11.21.2006

pinned beneath you, cursing
the betrayal of my
seismic heartbeat, shaking my bones
and pounding through my chest
(right into you, I'm sure)
and hoping and praying that
nothing goes wrong, wondering frantically
about the potential catastrophe
til you silence my thoughts with a well-placed strike-
mouth to mouth revitalizes things
I hadn't known could be resurrected after all these years
of desperate denial.

God knows how many blue-eyed smiles later,
I stumble up the stairs and can't help
but share a secret smile with the ceiling in the dark;
I'll admit it, I'm definitely getting soft on you.