i had not known, before us, that every vein in my body was capable of carrying light, like a river seen from a train makes a channel of sky etch itself deep into a landscape. i had not really known i could be so much more than myself; i had not known another body could do this to mine.

if an ocean separated us
i would ask of you
to go down to beach
on a warm evening
at the lowest ebb
and take off your clothes
and lie on your back with your legs outstretched.
think of me as the tide coming in
as the waves lap your thighs
and cover your belly
and work their way up every inch
of your skin until they touch your lips
with my salty kisses
and you drown, my sweet one,
in the current of my love.