Feel-ocity :

  A THING OF BEAUTY CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE FROTH ON UR DAUGHTER’S LIPS FLAVORING HER THANK YOU KISS LIGHT IN HER EYES HUGS IN HER VOICE HER HAND IN YOURS YOU ARE HAPPY LIFE IS A THING OF BEAUTY   SCENT OF PASSION FRUIT SHAMPOO ON UR WOMAN’S HAIR FRUIT FLAVORED LOVEMAKING PERFUMED LETTERS CANDY VALENTINES NAUGHTY LINGERIE YOU ARE HAPPY LIFE IS A THING OF BEAUTY   SIMPLEST JOYS OF FAMILY LIGHTENING YOUR LAUGHING HEART FILLING THE GAPS IN YOUR BEING A COMFORTABLE PLACE UR CLOTHES LAID OUT HOME-COOKED DINNERS YOU ARE HAPPY LIFE IS A THING OF BEAUTY

 Days Days when we were fire Days when we were frozen flakes Hot blood to the heart days Days when veins were clogged with ice I only fear not knowing what kind today will be. 'gain . … Her affection was lightning striking the volcano Lava chasing after the flood Said she liked how “I loved her quiet, while she loved back like a raging storm” How we made beauty and chaos feel like the norm She roped tornadoes with her bed linen Whispered hurricanes into her pillows Every night she drank rivers and lakes To replace the waterfalls she shed the day before Evenings, I lit one, hit one, Bit one, fit one more in Just one more 'gain…

  …looking like we’ve got it all But hearts still out here yearning Our silences speak volumes As do the dead, empty letters we never dared to send Your words. The quietest thunder. Your smile. The darkest lightning. Sleeping in the same bed  Dreaming different dreams Living the very life we chose, So why it still chafe Like brand new shoes?