in time, in rhythm

i looked across and down
and the man's feet tapped
out a rhythm into the dark floor
of the speeding, jostling bus
and the rhythm matched the music
that occupied my ears
and my fingers pressed the tune
into the depths of my pocket
and i looked outside

the trees, aligned along the road
filed past the window
one by one
and the speed at which they passed my vision
matched the even beating of my heart
and the drumming of the cracks
in the cement that hammered
through the wheels and into
the soles of my feet
and i closed my eyes

the words that echoed there
in that dark expanse of thought
were spoken evenly, echoing
into the cavern
in strong, reliant waves
and the beauty of their timing
matched the rhyming of their meaning
and the march of my feet upon the sidewalk
matched the space between the lyrics
marking every single breath
and hanging on each letter
and i opened my eyes

it's funny, because today
the skies were open wide
and the passing of time
was aligned
with every inch of my five senses
one rhythm underlining each word said
one rhythm defining the weight of it all
one rhythm combining the moments together
and as i went to bed
heartbeat thumping in my head
i said
today just felt to me
like a song

red

i felt like wearing red today
like a streak of lipstick
or a drop of blood
among the grey air
and the blue snow
i just wanted to make it known
that i was alive today
in my crimson cloud
in my scarlet shroud
in all these bright alliterations
each word becoming the next
the day just flowed like that
and with red around my neck
i was calm
this colour never fails
to bring me down to earth
to bring me round again
to bring the oxygen forth into my lungs
and red like fire, i breathe in
wrapping the maroon shadow closer
cinching it in at the waist
becoming compact, safe, indestructible
becoming real, tangible, solid and contained
red coursing through my veins, i am here again
and the white clouds beckon me upwards
but this pigment keeps me down on earth
and i felt like wearing red today
for fear of fading
back to grey

perfect

and this is ecstatic

the beat of your body
within mine
the rush of the blood
along the length of
my limbs
as i rock forward into
yours arms
laughing

i cannot stop smiling
for everything feels
perfect now

forever

it's as if forever

could suddenly explode

and we are all liars

black along the charcoal

sweet white within

the lines of your blood

as i lean in

to kiss the red blur of your lips

but miss in a laugh

against the curve of your

cheek

some one tell me

this

will go on and on

and on and on until

the lines of each element

of my skin

become transparent

beneath the morning

light bright against the shadows

of the sheet draped

along the length of

your hips

and the scent of your hair

your face and body

mixed within mine

until i can no longer tell

when you are ending

and whether i have begun

to be able to decently

tell this story

with any accuracy

and i am still waiting

for the bomb to drop

and everything to end

each and every time

i reach in to kiss you

when i pull back

you are still smiling

though