we have lain

we have lain

we have lain

three soft nights

naked as spoons

beneath warming sheets

together—

we two gather

those soft nights

like honeysuckles

picked and sucked

together—

we gather moments

like leaves pressed

against our skulls

until they bury there

together—

we two separated

in the flesh

of one mind

honeysuckle sweet

together—

            tear aside the sheet

            and find us there

            wrapped in each other
            lovers mindful lovers