i sat in static regret
 as tears fell
        like empires
burning on her cheek
    they were stars
        who was she

so i inch to your door
slowly       frightfully
    and alone
through the crack
in the doorway
your scent is carried
    on a wind
    that hunts the crack
in my heart
the way shadows chase
          your feet
to hide from the sun

      the song plays
   from the pool
you stand in
      each note rippling through
black curtains of stars
       finding the center
   where we become the children
of recurring dreams
of ecstatic mysteries
               
   this song your wish

   these notes vibrate
the glassy birdcage
behind my ribs
and all my souls
             sing forth to you
as you pour your waters
into the brittle vase
  of my mouth
  the seeds you planted
             sing forth to you
from my heart
and grow lush music
from these    twolips

though the music is simple
the steps are a   maze
to walk with you in love
           each step imprinting
                              constellations
   along this path
distinct and infinite
  until        finally
the path is made clear

the     spaces     between
are what connect us