I wanna be your cowboy.
strike that.
I wanna be the horse
yeah,
I wanna be that horse
who carries you.
I want
heartbeats synced
and grass
beneath our feet
I keep tracing air for your—
I love every single thing
about those hands
that neck
how they hold
you,
the gold rush
my hat still in my hand
here catching flint rock
I’ll keep shifting sand
make a fire
bucket of heat
knock-kneed
I could weep
with want
you’re still here
there
somewhere
in my mouth
keep sending
keep sending
the smoke signal
out.
push a finger
round the gum
rub away the taste
the letters
that say I—
free.
so goddamn free
there isn’t a thing
I want to stop
you from inhaling
save what damages
the lungs
I think I’d like
to watch you live
big sips
show me
all the cracks
so I can kiss em
come here.
I’ll start with the fingers
the grooves in the palm
tilt your head back
in my pocket
there’s calm
save it in my can-
teen
feel it on the tongue
you put the calm
in me, girl
you put the calm
in me.
girl.
you put
the calm.
are you happy
look at us,
tarrying,
in this fog.
a shoe
left
untied.
