If you let me, I will gently and carefully wipe the tears that run down the inside of your cheeks and show you it will all be alright. I’ll pinch your brain, squeeze your lungs and kiss your heart to make you believe.
I’ll keep you warm to keep you safe
I’ll give you food to give you strength
I’ll have your love and have you remember
I’ll watch you walk to see you dance
I’ll listen to you talk to hear you sing
I’ll read your silence to understand your words
I’ll interrogate your cats to learn your secrets
I’ll water your plants and tell them mine
While the cats hold their breaths and the sun comes up, our secrets go down like carbon dioxide filling the room with oxygen helping us breathe as we dive deep into one another, fuelling the fire I hope won’t burn us at the stake.
