how to sense love

you leave me blind
but i promise i can see

the first time we met
with perfect clarity
like it was last week
           or yesterday
           or five minutes prior

when our eyes met
time froze
and the world caught fire

          let it burn

i don't  really mind the heat
let it all melt away until it's only
  you & me
i think you took my breath away
(that's okay)
it's yours to keep

yes, it's true you leave me blind
but i promise i can see

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you leave me numb
and yet, i can't forget the feeling:

electric fingertip
           shock me
           drop me to the ceiling
heart-stopping
                                                             no
heart-beating
tattooed-rhythm in my chest knocking
                                                             yes
  tempo rocking
  magnetic temptation
  slowly pulls me tightly
draws me closer to your lips
                            my darling,
i think there’s a bottleful of lightning in your kiss

   touch me once again so i know that it is real

yes, it's true you leave me numb
but i remember how to feel

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you leave me mute
but you know how i can speak

even when my mouth is closed
let go
have our bodies take the lead:

                                           hand in hand
back and forth
                                      close to me
     close the door
                                  don't stop
            (but you say it with your eyes)
                 catch your breath
                              oh my god
                       neck & neck
                            you&i
we.come.alive.

and though i feel them on my tongue
i find the words are out of reach

                                        (the quiet, deep.)

yes, it's true you leave me mute
but you know how i can speak

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you leave me deaf
but i swear to you i hear

your laughter like a melody
soft breath
i hold you dear

            don't let go

i catch you whisper to the night
                             to the dark
                             to the moon
                             to the stars

            hold me tight

and if i start to drift away
do you promise to be near

            never fear

yes, it's true you leave me deaf
but i swear to you i hear

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you leave me now
but the taste, i think, will stay

words hurl like stones
seeking bones to break

look at me

but i’ve forgotten how to see
i speak nothing in response
i hear nothing as you leave

time thaws

i try but cannot feel
all the space you used to keep
i will take this empty air
and dream of coulds and used-to-be’s

all the senses you have taken
i will find again some day

yes, it’s true you leave me now
but the taste, i think, will stay

  -von

 

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