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i'm a creep, i'm a winner
i.
amazing!
...the way she makes sense of it all.
she knows so well
the secret language
of loot and hoots and
refrigerator magnets;
and i am but a moth for this flame.
ii.
wilting, sage-smothered
dahlias shivering
in her irises once more,
in silence she weeps
as the moon rises in tune
with a graveyard song.
she says it's been
a rough few days,
and the chorus of my soul
sings a myriad of dirges.
for weeks i plan
the sculpting of lands
she's never seen
or even dreamed of.
for months i've know
that billion dollar
smile's bound to bring
my sweet demise.
iii.
cleanly pressed,
this woman scented
of momma bear
and top-shelf, vintage vinyls,
intricately folded,
perfectly condensed,
thick as her banana bread -
and her breath
is like magic,
and her eyes
are like magic;
and so i've discovered water.
iv.
the world may know
of your elder noons
and infant dawns,
your weary limbs
and wisened stare -
worn from chasing autumn,
maintaining balance,
digesting grief -
your business pitches
and onyx blazer,
your fancy feasts
and
polished frame...
but all they know is the frame.
i've spent countless
hours in-between,
tenderly opening
the back and reading
behind-the-scenes ink
so riveting it could
drive a man bonkers with love.
v.
funny how
your magic eight ball
always
sides with my ribs,
and how
even fortune tellers
have
conspired with me.
constellations,
tarot cards,
coinkydinks -
at this point,
even a fool could pick up
what the universe is throwing down.
vi.
something like birds
and sunlit clouds,
or the smell of freshly cut grass,
like hundred year old wine
and classic concertos,
like an angel at the opera,
or snow-capped hills
weaving up and down,
and butterflies falling in reverse...
she's a beautiful storm -
unadulterated, velvet thunder,
the sort of individual that
always leaves her mark,
that owns the room
and commands armies
with a mere glance.
she could rule the world
but would rather be at home
eating chocolate cheesecake,
laughing with her progeny,
whupping ass on Overwatch.
*
she is the whimsical
message of a license
plate cruising through
rinky dink towns that
would surely flourish
if they knew her name,
and the quiet thrum
of galaxies colliding
lightyears away,
and the cool taste of
ice cream during some
ridiculous heat wave.
she could set the world
on fire with applause,
or freeze the oceans
with a gasp for air.
*
sacrosanct, this queen
with not a mean bone
in her body--lest you
threaten one of her
babies, or the kingdom
she's built from the ground up,
through mud and toil,
with finesse and
swagger - effortless.
vii.
and last night i dreamt of you,
i dreamt myself on a roof
at night,
just me,
a bottle of crown,
and a telescope,
and i looked through this vessel
to see you waltzing with the stars.
viii.
o', wise dweller of the woods,
daughter of the fiery warrior,
influencer of nobles and princes...
smile!
for the cosmos stand
by your side
with arms wide open,
waiting to bring you home.
amazing!
...the way she makes sense of it all.
she knows so well
the secret language
of loot and hoots and
refrigerator magnets;
and i am but a moth for this flame.
ii.
wilting, sage-smothered
dahlias shivering
in her irises once more,
in silence she weeps
as the moon rises in tune
with a graveyard song.
she says it's been
a rough few days,
and the chorus of my soul
sings a myriad of dirges.
for weeks i plan
the sculpting of lands
she's never seen
or even dreamed of.
for months i've know
that billion dollar
smile's bound to bring
my sweet demise.
iii.
cleanly pressed,
this woman scented
of momma bear
and top-shelf, vintage vinyls,
intricately folded,
perfectly condensed,
thick as her banana bread -
and her breath
is like magic,
and her eyes
are like magic;
and so i've discovered water.
iv.
the world may know
of your elder noons
and infant dawns,
your weary limbs
and wisened stare -
worn from chasing autumn,
maintaining balance,
digesting grief -
your business pitches
and onyx blazer,
your fancy feasts
and
polished frame...
but all they know is the frame.
i've spent countless
hours in-between,
tenderly opening
the back and reading
behind-the-scenes ink
so riveting it could
drive a man bonkers with love.
v.
funny how
your magic eight ball
always
sides with my ribs,
and how
even fortune tellers
have
conspired with me.
constellations,
tarot cards,
coinkydinks -
at this point,
even a fool could pick up
what the universe is throwing down.
vi.
something like birds
and sunlit clouds,
or the smell of freshly cut grass,
like hundred year old wine
and classic concertos,
like an angel at the opera,
or snow-capped hills
weaving up and down,
and butterflies falling in reverse...
she's a beautiful storm -
unadulterated, velvet thunder,
the sort of individual that
always leaves her mark,
that owns the room
and commands armies
with a mere glance.
she could rule the world
but would rather be at home
eating chocolate cheesecake,
laughing with her progeny,
whupping ass on Overwatch.
*
she is the whimsical
message of a license
plate cruising through
rinky dink towns that
would surely flourish
if they knew her name,
and the quiet thrum
of galaxies colliding
lightyears away,
and the cool taste of
ice cream during some
ridiculous heat wave.
she could set the world
on fire with applause,
or freeze the oceans
with a gasp for air.
*
sacrosanct, this queen
with not a mean bone
in her body--lest you
threaten one of her
babies, or the kingdom
she's built from the ground up,
through mud and toil,
with finesse and
swagger - effortless.
vii.
and last night i dreamt of you,
i dreamt myself on a roof
at night,
just me,
a bottle of crown,
and a telescope,
and i looked through this vessel
to see you waltzing with the stars.
viii.
o', wise dweller of the woods,
daughter of the fiery warrior,
influencer of nobles and princes...
smile!
for the cosmos stand
by your side
with arms wide open,
waiting to bring you home.
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