—YOU HAVE THE ONLY THING GOING THAT’S WORTH WAITING FOR

a.m. rainbow

in the frail morning

you show me clemency

turning to my side

with a poignant kiss

dawn pressing against

the shaded panes

you pressed against me

us tattooed together

warm as mauritius

your uneven eyes

sleepy yet alert

taking me in like a

detective that needs

more information

and just like that

i’m yours again

every old bit of me

still yearning

and churning

me sucking down air

realizing how you’ve

changed the  

echo chamber

of my heart

indigo running coral

coral to chartreuse

periwinkle fronting

our very own

a.m. rainbow

gleaming above

the headboard

when i realize

the only reason

worth moving is

to get another / better

glimpse / taste

of you / u

and soon i’m

curling a strand

of your hair

around my finger

like a ring of

joy / hope

grinning inside

so hard it hurts

handing you

that pot of gold

that everything

i have in me