“invisible & weightless” (time machine)

“invisible & weightless” (time machine)

I am invisible and weightless…

“Graceless,” The National

i am no Alice

no Dorothy

no H.G. Wells

no mirror

or tornado

or time machine to transport me

i am left with only memories

and imagination to rearrange

moments i cherish of you

•

it is the weekend of my 50^th birthday

and we have given each other secretly

a weekend on this island in diapause

yes we play Scrabble and talk over meals

we share a single bed without touching

and buy you something warm to wear

on the last day we stall our parting

standing and talking in a parking lot

before i offer to fill your car with gas

just as you start to drive away with a wave

i gesture for you to stop and go to you

asking if i can kiss you before you leave

i can see your face suddenly flush red

putting you as i do between your two hearts

i lean any way into your car to taste your lips

•

it is the weekend of my 50^th birthday

and we have given each other secretly

a weekend on this island in diapause

yes we play Scrabble and talk over meals

we share a single bed without touching

and buy you something warm to wear

on the last day we stall our parting

standing and talking in a parking lot

before i offer to fill your car with gas

just as you start to drive away with a wave

i gesture for you to stop and go to you

asking you to step out of your car please

i hug you and breath deeply close to you

before i take your face in my hands looking

directly into your eyes so that i can say to you

i love you with all my heart soul and bones

and i will love you completely and always

i turn your face slightly so i can kiss your cheek