I Do Not Fall Lightly Into This Conversation Of Stars

Do not find me

If you think love

should never be terrifying and

bloodless and

strange.

I do not fall lightly

into this conversation of stars.

I do not creep neatly into the cracks

with buttoned up dreams

and stitched up desires.

Do not need me

if you think I am easy

to find.

Most days I do not live in my skin.

Pluck me from my dreams

and you will find me not from here.

Do not follow me

if you think love is weightless

and bearable

and prefers simple truths

to the mad reckoning of brilliant lies.