I heard about a Love

I want. 

She stuttered. 

I wish. 

She stammered. 

I heard

She said. 

I heard there was a love. 

A love unlike the stories. 

No binding bedtime

Expectations and roles

Of fences and pickets

Not a love that settled

Or pulled us down with its

Cozy comfort. 

Its energy pushed us

Up and out to conquer. 

I heard there was a love. 

Made of lava.

Made of wings. 

Made of lightening. 

Made of wild. 

A love that made circles of 

Squares and rubbish of

Diamonds. 

That ushered us into

The void where we made 

life bolder than I. 

It was not enough to have 

Ever after. We would have

Today. 

I heard there was a love

That freed. 

Breaths between.

A love 

With confidence for truth. 

Free to fail. Safe to fall. 

Unaccustomed to fear.

Raw as earth.

I hope

She said

I prayed.

She whispered. 

I wish. 

She laughed. 

I heard. 

There is a river boat captain

Fiddle in hand 

Whitman on the ready. 

Sailing tonight