My Lover

My lover's like the mist rolling down
each one of my darkest dreams.
My lover's like fire, like a deathly thunder
in one caress, in a kiss in the neck
at the back of my crimes.

My lover's like every complete star,
like any forgiven space between tears
and like all broken fevers resting in
a simple silent word as love, and eternity.
My lover's like blue magic fumes
in boxes without bottoms.

My lover's the sea, and the storm,
and the frailty of birds just
getting out of the nest
and thrown out to voids
so they can fly.
And they do.
So is my love for him,
which is all lover's love
delivered
in just
one breath.

And all my life is there
at my lover's feet.//