Carrots (& Lentils)

golden light speckles

found in iridescent eyes

your infectious laughter

that gifts every room

i’ve paced the woods

scratched and bruised

until i suddenly found

a vast open sea

where i could stay

my mountainous body

my heart of stone

it all turns to sand

just from a touch of a hand

and to everyone else

i’m see-through

but somehow

you see through me

and i have watched love

burn, crumble and blow away

i have to preserve this

please preserve this

and just stay

you gather crowds

everybody loves gold

so am i foolish

to believe i could have it?

my mind built

on sinking ships and ruins

so i build forts around us,

somewhere just for you and i

that’s all i need

you hold my arm

and i’m in a sandy shangri-la

the waves splash,

playful but kind,

and once

i’m safe

so can i stay?

i’m an avalanche

everything before me crushes

i don’t want to crush this

but i still beg some great force

to keep you here

storm clouds follow me

but i find sanctuary

in the golden light you shine

reflected in the sea

cold-cut snacks,

my feet on the sand

the push-and-pull from the tides

the peace from you

just us in this audi

the adrenaline flows

i grab your arm

you make a joke

my moments of despair

your shoulder and your chest

the clean scent from your shirt

and my hurt is sedated

i fantasise of you

down below

my lips and cheeks flushed

just these four walls

and you would stay

to keep this to infinity

and beyond

the tides wash away

and return to land

but would you stay

always?