Thick Skin

She is a deciduous tree Shedding her skin like leaves And she believes In the process Even when it causes her distress Hands like Michelangelo Chipping off pieces of limestone And watching them shatter at her feet Hoping that someday her masterpiece Will feel complete She's spent years perfecting Each seemingly jagged edge Waiting to put her work on display Until she felt okay With the results Seeking consult From third party objectives Trying to round out her perspective And I am just an onlooker I've traveled hundreds of miles just to look at her To stand at her feet in silent wonderment I am but a servant To a work of art with sweeping admiration in my eyes And looking at you I could cry I could let myself go And I know You are struggling through a perfectionist's curse And when it hurts To feel you haven't reached that finish line quite yet When your struggle for self feels infinite Know that my affection is too And my strong and gent...

I want my fingers to strike your skin Like the matches in the matchboxes you've been collecting And I want sparks to emanate from my fingertips As I stroke your bottom lip And lean in to kiss Those lips that I have missed So deeply And it seems an eternity has passed Since I last Held you in my arms, but it’s been only hours But this fire is only ours To burn And as time turns Quickly or slowly it matters not For I will have sought After you the same in every other reality In every parallel you were meant for me Summer has come and gone but I still feel the heat Coming off of you I see the blue Watery reflections in your eyes With your thighs Wrapped tightly around my waist In the place Where we would swim and play And I can smell blackberries ripe and sweet When I bury my face in your golden hair I keep These memories close to me And I add new ones too And more and more I try less to play it cool Because I want to tell you everything Every thought th...