dear one

where did you come from, bright star, what heaven did you leap from, dear love, how can i spell your name without the sound of, autumn underneath my tongue, without acknowledging the lovers who bent me in half, bless them for bringing me to you, how can i say your name without, also breathing the words, "my god, i found you", how can i ever speak again with this mouth, when it has found where it belongs, when you touch me, i am a bed of calla lilies, i will make a house for you and fill it with evergreens, i will paint sunsets on every wall, so you can only see beautiful things, how can i say "love" without wanting to fold myself into you, like a thousand paper cranes, dear one, i was halved the moment i was born, the other piece of me is inside your mouth, and i was found whole the moment you spoke