grapevines

once we were upon upon

like gobbled up sandwiches

thin and thick

the two of us

pale and tan

touching your hand accidentally 

on that railing

it was

good!

tinglesbreathholding

gulp

wooden walls 

inside and up

stairs

your labryinth garage

earthly sweet

like healthy hearts

i slid my palm to feel 

smoothness, dead trees

warm shelter

you.

the tormented ways

we flounder 

we fall

together, apart

living longer

 faces drooping

learning

exploding

growing

up up out away

apart

a deep craving 

buried now

beneath decades of want

kneel down

i pray

for it to crumble

like December's leaves