If we had all the words in all of language
to name our feelings and desires
What would i call you?
What would your name be?
To what would i answer to ?
How many times
how many ways could i say i love you,
here is your coffee
kiss me
take the exit on the left
My therapist makes me
laugh so silent
I say “lady, do you even know?”
When i kiss your hand
Do you know?
How many times could i
write your name with different letters?
When my mother sent me into the world
aged 10
Even now do i know, 17 years later?
when your breath matches
mine as you lay next to me
Pretending to follow the words on my page
waiting for you to face me
Do you know?
How sweet would it
be to hear my name on
Your tongue
And to know
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