we usually walk
in single file
along the street
we don’t talk
much & i don’t
listen very
well
like a kid
i make one mistake
after another & then
another
when you ask
a question
i rarely answer it
the way you
want
what will
this life be
without us?
to hold you
in the night
is the force
of gravity
when i’m sick too often
you understand¬¬––
& where i want to go
you come
your smile made
africa happy––
in istanbul
your heart ignited
at the call
to prayer
we understood
each other before
we were––
& understand
we will
hereafter
love is the why
of it––
and the word
has no meaning
without us
we are the now
that lasts
forever––
take our picture
& watch us
change