Redaction

Let me catch
your exhale  
in my lungs  
while tides  
lap against  
our bare feet,  
 
so that should  
I blink in this  
ephemeral moment,  
I have your essence  
indelibly captured  
in my bloodstream  
 
so that should  
my eyes be stricken  
with sudden blindness,  
such as plagues  
the rest of the world,  
I could still  
outline your  
your silhouette  
in minute detail  
with the  
capillaries  
feeding my heart  
 
Your facets  
in the sunlit ocean  
refract against  
my  
relentless  
desire  
and I’m left with  
oxygen-starved eyes,  
and gasping pores  
 
Because seeing you  
as you  
is unparalleled  
but it’s not enough  
 
it’s never enough.  
 
So, darling,
let me catch  
your exhale  
in my lungs,  
while tides  
lap against our bare feet,  
leave the imprint of your  
 
everything  
 
so deeply inside me,  
that I could

live without air.