Instructions to a lover

Kiss me.

Trace my face with your finger.

Be amused. Be immersed.

…

Tilt your head to one side

When you ask how I am

And watch me, go deep

So you really see, then

Hold me most especially

So I don’t have to say a word.

…

Kiss my hair.

Kiss my cheek.

And the tear you find just under my eye.

Kiss the nape of my neck

(it’s yours now).

Cover my back with wishes and kisses:

My skin, your sky.

Take your time.

…

Hear me

I am my breath.

Know me

There’s nothing left to hide.

…

And, when the time comes,

Let me feel your weight, your heat,

Your heartbeat.

Be in no hurry.

Kiss me quiet when I try to speak –

It can wait.

…

Let me see in your gaze

That life would be death without me.

…

And my heart will grow a garden,

A secret midnight garden,

For your perfect heart

To be wild in.