(an intermission of loveβs omissions)
Chase Cole
CLF member, incarcerated in MA
this memory unfolds
spilling over my shoulder
with Hyacinth coolness
shades of hair
spiral downward
rose and sweet a meadowβs breath
βlingeringβ
tickles my tongue
tingling red wine kisses
little sips of you
pale fingers caress shadows
cinders spear lambent gazes
never wandering eyes
tease my vibe
you are the bee
who robs my hive
unfolding myself beside you
will this last?
you ask
shivering autumnal sun
folded legs tucked under mine
petals of fallen white
holding me
shaping your outline
a nimbus of startling height
passes above us
our love
falls before us
we are a tangle of consciousness
steep and wild
merging rivers crashing together
hidden in veils of light
small wild fruit grows upon your
banks
stop and speak
to me
your silk-blue eyes
purple crescent skies
plum blossoms inhale you
I steal your smiles
cup them inside my heart
trap them inside your warmth
hold me lovely tell me Iβm yours
you will come dazzling beside me
risen from jelly shaking your soul
I calm your tremors
kissing you lightly on nightβs wind
this world hints of you
your rise and fall
inhaling a life we built together
exhaling empires we destroyed
forever promises eternity
love demands it
βwe rise mountains
smooth summitsβ
sail thermals
energy