love’s confetti

I open my body

like shuttered windows

snapping free.

You are with me in life.

Your warm lit skin,

Two shaking hands

And a thundering heart.

For you, I crave connection-

For love’s confetti that falls

As pollen on tree lined streets.

One neat gin cannot absolve me

Of this sinning mouth.

Rains inside the house—perspiration without.

Do not gift me a flower, love.

Plant only one soulful seed into my palm

To watch, to touch, to grow.

You are with me in life.