I remember
twilight
I’m in bed before
you you come to
bed after me
lifting the sheet
crawling in like
deli meat into
sandwiches
you sidle up
to me like a
magnet I smell
the soap from
your face fresh
like the ocean
your body is cool
to me like a mother’s
wash cloth
when we touch
arousal kissing and
loving Romeo
where have you
gone

Do you remember
the jungle
humidity and daily
rains soaked us
feet sloshed like
drunks in mud
Do you remember
we were deep
in the jungle
moving slowly
machete wielding
guides hacked
through the ribbons
and ropes of leafy
vines
Do you remember
the bridge in the
jungle
we found each other
opposites on canyon
cliffs you
on one side
I on the other
a rope bridge was
the only tie
between us rickety
damaged tired
You took the first
step, Romeo

I want to write
you words like
barnacles
hang in my throat
clinging not moving
to you my words
hanging windless flags
can’t seem to find the
shell curve of your
ears I’m a
poet
words are easy
except
now clinging to me
like moss
are my feelings
behind the fence
of my indecision
just know my
love even unsaid
feel my words