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