you said my name
like it was a secret
you weren't supposed to know

the night folded around us
like it wanted to hide
what we were doing
In silence

your breath
a confession
i kept swallowing

i want you
the way fire wants
anything that burns
slowly.
completely.
without apology

your hands
two ghosts
trying to remember
the shape of worship
In the dark

my body became a temple
And you entered
without believing in god

(Are you a believer now?)

i wanted you
the way the sea
wants the moon
knowing it will never touch her
but still rising
still trying
just to get closer

in another life
maybe i was the storm
And you were the ship
that forgot how to turn back
(Where is your compass?)

now i wear your name
like salt on my tongue
a taste i can't
wash out
(I tried)