once constructed were the
outlines of every connection,
heat so intense they had the ability
to cast mirages
which rose off the parchment
just as my spine did
above cotton blends,
when your weight pressed & arms
simultaneously lifted
breaths were stolen & I had not
a care of my loss,
for with every whisper & moan
containing prayers to God
they were the key returning them to me
as locked boxes opened again & again,
replenishing with each tone & drawn
out syllable
enriched spooled threads had been
collected & lined along
the peripherals of precious folded silk;
after being stitched once they
were spread & draped
an intricate tapestry was created
& wrapped us tightly as we slept
linens gathered becoming
tangled & twisted,
memories flooded of trembling limbs
when waves were recalled pressing
through closed window panes
in a forecasted storm which would
have branches sway & break away;
chestnuts once grounded
were quickly picked up & salt
was licked
ensuring even the biggest surge
could never uproot
what had been planted
unprepared my home was swept away
when I ignored instincts to change the channel
still paralyzed, I can't bring myself to even think about rebuilding
outlines of every connection,
heat so intense they had the ability
to cast mirages
which rose off the parchment
just as my spine did
above cotton blends,
when your weight pressed & arms
simultaneously lifted
breaths were stolen & I had not
a care of my loss,
for with every whisper & moan
containing prayers to God
they were the key returning them to me
as locked boxes opened again & again,
replenishing with each tone & drawn
out syllable
enriched spooled threads had been
collected & lined along
the peripherals of precious folded silk;
after being stitched once they
were spread & draped
an intricate tapestry was created
& wrapped us tightly as we slept
linens gathered becoming
tangled & twisted,
memories flooded of trembling limbs
when waves were recalled pressing
through closed window panes
in a forecasted storm which would
have branches sway & break away;
chestnuts once grounded
were quickly picked up & salt
was licked
ensuring even the biggest surge
could never uproot
what had been planted
unprepared my home was swept away
when I ignored instincts to change the channel
still paralyzed, I can't bring myself to even think about rebuilding