i wish i could love you differently
maybe this time i will use my feet
so i could hop, dance, run, twirl, shuffle
stay put –
move accordingly.

i wish i could love you differently
maybe this time i will use my hands
so i could draw, trace, mold, shake, wave
make a peace sign –
feel accordingly.

but i disappoint.

for now, as always,
i love you with my limbs, shoulder, nose, neck
knees, waist, hair, eyes
chest, stomach, toes, skin
kidneys, spleen, bones, blood
nails, navel, lips, tongue
eyebrows, ears, heart, mind…
with every thought, cell, hope, desire
with every breath, my love…
with every sign of life.

happy valentine’s.

i wish i could love you differently.

but today, as always, i disappoint.                                                               2-12-12