continually tumbling
in frustration and fear
self-doubt careening
to crash in destruction
piles of mangled bones and blood…
time after time…
will I ever land safe in you arms?
I keep searching ‘til I get something back
looking for a reply...
maybe you’ll teach me restraint.
____
maybe you will lie calmly
in my head and heart
maybe you will lie down
and stop that kinetic reparteé
that is mashing my me
maybe you’ll
slow down to honey
crystallize into sugar
so I can stir you into my cereal
and enjoy the sweetness,
one-more-time.
____
oh but my head keeps refilling
as soon as I feel my feet under me again
as soon as I’m back on earth
as soon as I manage
to relax and feel confident
that down is down
and up is up…
you start dancing again!
relinquish this domain!
lie down!
let go of me!
let go of my psyche!
let go!
____
but no…!
come back —
please? come back!
let me drown in your sweat.
let me kiss you until all
the tension is released,
‘til we have our own gravity,
and our own atmosphere —
‘til our every molecule
mingles and sings.
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