she is a goddess in jeans and a white top
digging in the dirt,
planting new life,
nourishing the soil,
finding joy in the repose of the day
her face lifts to bask in the warmth of the day
and i watch her mud-smeared face being kissed by the sun
it is the way i want to kiss her
...the way that i hope to kiss her
when the time presents itself
i pay close attention to the glow that radiates off of her olive skin
and the dew as it licks at her neck
i watch as the droplets trace their way down her body
and long to make her skin flush and glow in the same way
when i can finally step out with her in the midst of the day
my mind wanders to the moments
that will inevitably become a lifetime of collective memory
of images and shared emotions
that cannot be extricated from our beings
it moves to the moments
when we will have shared the deepest parts of ourselves
and told each other all of the things we held sacred,
but,
knowing that nothing would be more sacred
than our love for each other,
had to be given away to make us both whole
i wait for the moment at the end of our lives
when we look back
without being able to remember a life apart
i would lay down every last dollar,
every convenience,
my very life,
to have one second to taste her
like the sunshine tastes her skin
but i will not be reckless with her happiness
that life,
the one i dream of,
the one with her
and the promise of the sunshine,
isn't free,
it costs more for her than I am willing to sacrifice
for now...
i am not free to sit beside her in the sun
or hold her hand on the crowded street
or run my fingers through her honey hair
or whisper in her ear all of the things that my heart wishes to say
today, i will be satisfied to stay in the shadow of the willow tree
and watch the wind tousle her hair
as the warmth of the day brings color to her cheeks
and imagine the day when I can surround her
in my love
as the sun has the great honor of doing
YOU ARE READING
it is this every moment we are found
Poetryi have only begun, but this will be a collection of poetry inspired by some fan fiction, some life, some photos and from other inspirations I find during my life.