—BLINKED TWICE THEN I MISSED IT

 

 

All Night Long

 

As you

may recall

we were naked

when it happened

scars and flaws

on full display

wondering who

would go first

who would share

their sharpest

and darkest parts

light fanning the

mattress like a

code or riddle

neither of us

could crack

when you turned

me over

turned me

inside-out

I knew I

was safe and

you were a haven

where I could

just be me

and you you

my broken

springs creaky like

a coarse crow

poking us both

in the ribs

as we laughed

and loved

all night long.