love song number 3 X 3

he said i could

write a poem about

anything i want

he said 

i think you're a poem

i wish i could write you

he said

i wish somebody could tell me 

my perfect words

and

you shoulda

left that

bukowski

book 

over here

little bird.

i said

you are

my perfect words

you say them every day.

i said

there are no words

for this kind of beauty.

i said 

i'm sorry

i'm 

a

little

shy

my heart's been tied

and gagged 

and bound

in chains

for ages

but,

i said,

you have the key

he said

there's darkness

all around us

and 

i hope i don't sound insane

and i said

we have the flame

for the light

and the key

to the door

and i won't 

have trouble sleeping 

when i say 

goodnight

little bird.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

xoxo,

erin