hearts ears eyes | The First Time
As a queer person of a similar age, I'm still startled by "the love that dare not speak its name." The significance of doing so. Still.
I would follow you anywhere
leave the pear halved
meet you at O’Hare or Heathrow or at Marrakesh Menara
get lost once again
or forever
in your words
just your words
with or without any meaning
the shape of them
in perfect translation
I don’t even know
what you look like1
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