Dusk

quiet

laying

smiling

white

linen

draped

across

a tawny

torso

watching

unbuttoning

shirt

peeling

off

cotton

arms

outstretched

welcoming

eyes

yearning

and lips

asking

final

daylight

slivers

over

your

shoulder

streaking

your

face

in crimson

you’re

my

blanket

my

comforter

Across

eggs and

coffee

seeing you

remembering

it

them

those

laughter

rabbit kisses

darkness and

daybreak

flannel

soap and

toothpaste

can

a

lifetime

be

only

one

day

Others

have

caught

my

attention

but you

keep

it

others

have

felt

my

heart

but you

hold

it

others

have

looked

at

me

but you

see

others

have

me

be

what

they

want

but

you

ah

you

you

let

me

be

me

Base

white

absent

of your

color

washed

on walls

of

heart

pure

fundamental

why

must

you

stain

me with

your

color

painting

your

house

with

me

when

I am

already

a

color

Late

last night

a hummingbird

flickered

fluttered

just above your

heart

hovering

above

love

cushioning

the

crush

of

affection

intimacy

exposure

alighting

there

this

hummingbird

is the

harbinger

of

hope