we are this perhaps--
we are used to
express uncertainty 
or possibility--

loving you
is like catching
the street lamps
all turn on at once--
a silent resounding
of light--
this perhaps of us--
is comet tail evening--
is canvas shoes by
the door 
is a kiss
left on my neck--
is a sunset full of
moths--

it's like
i could  
never driving home
alone-- 
your voice
headlights & 
rear-view mirrors
let's be a 
stop sign--

i'm thinking about when 
i'll get to hear
your smile next--

when oh when 
will you hold me 
like a pocket watch 
like a silver dollar--

the moon is 
a hammock
now--

we are this perhaps--
this maybe

oh sleep with me
like a rolled up
receipt
you find in
a back pocket--

oh open me--
i'm an old yellow-page
book with no words--
let's read each
other's call numbers
in the glow of 
Christmas lights strung
above my bed-- 

oh perhaps 
perhaps i met a
boy 
& i knew
that i loved him
so easily i mistook 
him for the faint
blaze of 
street lamps--

i have never
loved someone
like i
love you