Dearest
by D-chan

How precious
your beautiful mind
complex and crystalline
iridescent; jaded

Genuine smile
to your mouth
aching sweetness
tugs at my heartstrings

as a baby might
tug at Daddy’s
littlest finger
blinded by love

You smile and
the moonlight warms
yet sadness in your eyes
draws blue skies bleak

You whisper
the insignificance
of tender life
and the downward spiral

bitter on the tongue
of earthly burial
why waste effort
if breathing stops anyway?

Even at your darkest
this sensation burrowed where
my quickening heart
throbs in sweet agony

Forget the labels
remember the satin
cocooning my body
and sluicing your flesh

Slide against me
so I feel that excitement
of course I’ll touch you
to earn that smile

Relax, dearest
there is no pedestal
I find your imperfections
achingly endearing

Wishing you cared,
—because I love you