going steady

Tip-toe through your house,

Our subtle romance,

Our shapes cast shadows in lace,

Our souls intertwine, embrace

As our lips dance on stage,

More than simply acting out our romance,

Turning clothes over on each page,

Touching your moon’s crescents.

Can you love me for who I am?

Can I love you as I am?

As we grow closer,

Will you accept me for who I am?

Not a slip of moonlight, bright were the

Street lights littering, obscuring the stars

For our eyes only, such is the taste of intimacy—

Just out of our grasp.

Walk a million miles in my soles

Worn away by my desire

To love you, in your body,

While our souls flap and flutter like butterflies

Lost in a river of fears

While I struggle to take my pills,

These fears reside in me,

In my past stories,

In my estranged memories,

When I ask for your help, understanding who I am

Holding me on your lips, as the man you said I am.

Is that all I am to you?

Not the caged bird

When I stand under the waterfall,

Inject me with your heroin.

Despite who I am, as we bloom together,

Will you accept me for who I am

Or will you depart in the morning for

Who I am, because of who I am.