jamie jenkins: listen

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roll over, lover,
in the nightlight of the moon.
my parting gift from consciousness
is one more glimpse of you.

i can dream easy now, love,
with you here warming my side.
just promise me, promise me, please,
don’t disappear when i open my eyes.


with the memory of your breath
still sketched upon my skin,
your form impressed upon my chest-
can you feel me caving in?


cuz i’m a puddle forming at my feet.
i’m a roller coaster gone wrong.
i’m a victim of gravity, gaining speed,
crashing into a song.


you rush on me like water,
smooth my edges, wear me through,
with the patient rhythm of the tide.
what’s an anyone to do?

but there’s so much safety in alone
that love feels like an attack.
i’m trying hard not to invert,
not to bear down and brace for impact.


cuz i’m a puddle forming at your feet.
i’m a roller coaster gone wrong.
i’m a victim of gravity, gaining speed,
crashing into a song.


and do you wonder what i see with eyes shut tight?
why i’m a crow shroud in clouds, attempting to seduce the night?
i figure i can’t catch what my wings won’t fit around,
and i can’t help feeling shipwrecked on the ground.


roll over, lover,
in the nightlight of the moon.