is love

the silence between our words

is love

the veil between our gaze

is love

fingers slide down your long face

so long i got lost on the journey

this journey

is love

we are a flame

she said

“we are a flame.

at times burning hot

and now, small and low

but -

i will always burn for you”

love note to a brother

heart fickle, but fair

ruthless, but compassionate

justice pounds from your chest

the most beautiful eyes

i have ever known

blazing hazel gemstones

harvested from a river bottom

polished after years of rolling waters

beauty forged from the weathering

that is you

in so many ways