I've wanted you," he'd murmured, his lips barely touching mine, "for so long.

You can put the girl in a relationship...," I began, putting my arm around her. "But you can't take the boy-crazy out of the girl," Cassie finished.

I heard you calling to me, love. I'm sorry it took me so long it get here.

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, / Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

they do not kiss
but they both want to
instead their feet touch and so do their arms
it is electric magic
their tiny arm hairs tingling
happily lying together
the sun warming them
watching sky through green-leafed gum branch
close enough to hear each other breathe
sweet togetherness
this lazy lying down dance of love

It's your heart. No one else gets a say in that.