o~  Pebble dust  ~o

Collected
fragment-webs
strung
in thoughts

clung
upon
thin strands
lost in time

you claim I
only hold
sandy
dust

of tiny
pebbles
washed ashore
within oceans
of our mind.

Claiming
shared events
were mainly
juvenile
intents,

long ago when
I thirsted you

(you could barely
stomach me)

Desperately
I seek solutions
to assure
that you'll be back,

restore putrescent
aura cancer
permuting
into black.

when back
in tempered
shelter
you'll be shielded
from tempests.

Keep tiny pet
in soft
feather-lined.
pocket.

Protected
deep inside
blocking
societal
firestorms.

Tightly
locked
within
crimson
heart-shaped
box,

clip wings
keep you safe.

Growing soon
beholden to
love me as

I am loving you.