manifest destiny & the imperialism of the heart

two at a time

two for a dime

a rhyme for a kind glance

a penny for a second chance

i'll kiss your knees

if you promise to please

be my beekeeper

my honeymaker

my pollinator

my fornicator

my in-between

my up and down

my guide around town

my Cinderella frown

my teeter totter

my wishing well

my visit to Heaven

my sweet taste of Hell

i'll read you like my favorite book

and keep you in my favorite nook

I am a fish on your goldsilver hook

I am the tourist who doesn't know where to look

tease me 

please me

twist and turn

jive and squirm

let's snuggle like worms

and sleep like logs

and eat like hogs

(i'll drink your soul

with a swirly straw)

and one or two

it's all you you you

& one two three

i am me me me 

& two three four

give me more more more

my heart keeps expanding

to fit every particle

of you 

within it.