Love

Unfold the layers of tissue;
Muscle, veins, cartilage
and then, unveiled, the bruised chalk bones.
Soul molten,
oblivious of mind’s morass.
Damage driving deep
to the core of matter,
hidden in a cavernous look.

The sensational stormy horizon
left loneliness behind with gusts of wind and raindrops.
I looked at you and saw
a jigsaw puzzled expression
of bewilderment.
Our match was struck by denial.
I was struck by you,
falling, falling.
Believing nothing was true
I let the distance
pace me while my inner hurricane
blew my brain free of webs,
indefinite fibres
from ear to ear,
from my crown to the sole of my bare feet.

You kept your distance and let me feel
the longing for your alleyways of compassion.
The tallest tree would never speak of heaven
the way the sparkle of words on your lips
raised the moment to erratic romance.