nervous

in the course

of several hours:

hair-feathers
akimbo, a blimp

stuck in the throat

as you stay in 

the vicinity,

an unusual gift.

uninterrupted.

barely etching 

out the words 

to stretch my 

excitement. 

what's expected

i defer: what's

reflected i demur.

fold into my arms.

this hide-and-seek

slick story shit

is gonna be worth it

even if it's the last

memory we share.