my ribs want to break out from under my skin
and hold you
i look down at my weathered belly
it longs for the next season
and i'm afraid not to want it too much
i'm afraid it won't be meant to be
and it's better this way, i know
we should do it right
we should marry
i don't know if i ever really ever saw myself as someone's wife
like really really saw myself
like if i would ever find someone who got me that much
who loved me that much
who i loved that much
trusted that much
with my heart
my people
my daughter
in our moments
in our true naked moments
it's like i can see forever with you
it's' like you're already inside my skin
and all of our children are swinging from the bars of my rib cage
and you
you nestled inside my skin
i guide you along my spine
you swim in my veins
and sometimes you even climb up, grab a seat, plant yourself behind my eyes
there you catch a glimpse of the world through my lens
you catch a glimpse of yourself
and you finally see what i see
how i see you
i don't know if i ever saw myself as someone's wife
like really really saw myself
but looking at you
in our moments
in our true naked moments
how could i not marry you?
where would you nestle?
where would you live?
where would our children play?
forever is a barren place without us.
