the space between

my soul whispers to yours,

"i knew you once."

the space between us in a crowded subway

yields across the platform to a tentative touch

consumed by a tiny kiss on a plastic metro seat

the space between us in an unguarded gaze
collapses caught in a blue-green prism
bending it sweetly into mirrored tenderness

the space where you coerce my lips

brand my ass

lace my breasts with your mouth

undress me

unthink me

unfeel me

penetrate me

until i scream mercy

and then take me deeper

dropping into the space between

the space where I become

...

i am empty

because you hold me delicately

careful not to spill me on the floor

rawness flickers unformed and unsorted

you are so new to me

and so old

i’m empty

because i am

and i am

my fullness

my ripeness

my loveliness

cascades into nothingness

that you catch in your mouth

and hold for me

filling me back up with myself

love recycled