Vulnerable, unsure,
Thought I saw just a glimpse.
And the person yet unformed,
Undecided is sweetness
So strong of arm and mind
And humor. Knowing the
Shoulds and finding them
Unimportant.

Restraint and the breath
Quickens, lightens,
Body tense, waiting.

Called a day early,
Saw a day earlier
Twice than planned.
Keeping tonight cause
Sleep is for the dead
And I in a semi-panic
More so restless than
Anything am settling
Into flesh too hot.

And days too busy,
And in need I found
Too many in need
And in need I alone
Time need for thought.

Smooth flesh unmarred
Eyes sparkling, mine
Are what they are
And are mine for a while.