Always

So many things I will never forget but probably definitely will;

 

Looking down at your eyelashes on closed lids as you sleep pressed to me in the sling,

 

The wild knots that entangle themselves within

As I wonder if you’ve had enough sleep

 

The uncontrollable thirst

that hits my throat immediately as you latch on my breast to feed,

Dying for water like I’ve never had a sip

 

That husky fucking cry

The dryness of it

How sweet it sounds and yet how much I want it to end 

For you to never shed a tear

 

I guess

I’ve been enlisted to contain you,

To be your bucket with no holes

 

And all the while maintain our own freedoms,

Remember where my skin ends and yours begins,

 

Which is hard when

 

You literally grew inside my bloody skin!

 

But here I will always be

 

Trying

 

To tow the line of love;

 

Our boats unmoored

Drifting into blue seas that bleach our eyes with brightness 

 

Sharing bread and juice, 

Steamed yams

Chewy sweets, sour cola bottles

 

All

Ways

 

Always 

Always

Always