April 11, 2010

saturday night pantoum for a lover

i knew right then that this would change me
would make me tender again
my ribcage, a mountain side opening
wind pushing through earth

would make me tender again
you arrived, a burning morning sky
wind pushing through earth
opened my heart with your fist

you arrived, a burning morning sky
we met on the first night of Indian summer
opened my heart with your fist
the season, coveting us in her heat

we met on the first night of Indian summer
my ribcage, a mountain side opening
the season coveting us in her heat
i knew right then that this would change me