Rapture

You’re on my mind
It’s true
I’m deeply in love with you

Nothing can change the ways I long for you in the night
The thought of you
It makes me blue
I want you to be mine too

Rugged sex appeal, in the dark
You make your way around the room
Out of nervousness I laugh and curl my hair
Tell you to go on, head upstairs

This rapture we have is so divine
I’m thinking it’s the wine
But I haven’t drank any and you’re as gorgeous as can be
Truly

It’s true
I’m deeply in love with you

Ficus tree

Fiddle leaf fig ficus
Table for two
On second avenue
You hate parking in downtown

Cooling down because I’m feeling hot
Your body, your cave, inside me it rots
Chaos drips like afternoon sun
Slowly rising again the next day

My love life isn’t improving
You’re not gentle, you’re sharp
I skip down the street like a little girl
You smile at me from behind

Recognizing what I do doesn’t work
You’re so far away from me
Excited for you to buzz your head
I melt when you call me pretty

You standing across from me
I’m in love, I’m in love
You walking away from me
I’m in love, I’m in love
I’m in love

Rubbing alcohol

There’s things I want to say to you
Gently
Softly
So as to not rock the mountains of the world
Behind the wire fence
That cut your arm
I want to tell you that I love you
That I still love you
No matter what
No matter what tar you find yourself in
I’m at the edge of the bend
With you

You come over tired from work
Speak to me
I turn your words into poetry but they come out like
Daggers
Uninterrupted, unhinged
You’re on another alcohol binge
And I am playing it safe like I am your mother
Taking care of you when you let me, as long as you let me
Rubbing alcohol for your wound
I let it drip and sit
You stare at the ceiling with those dashing brown eyes
They’re not like any other guys’
And I have to tell you again

That I love you
I still love you
And I’ll love you again & again
To you my heart will tend
Over & over & over again

Love & Adoration

I want to be loved and adored
Dancing around on your kitchen floor
Send me flowers to my residence, white roses
Split your favorite coffee with me
Bike across the city for me
Wildflowers and daisies
Showers and introductions
Hello, this is my girlfriend; she’s beautiful
That type of love
That type of trust
That type of overseas bending-backwards lust

And no guilt tripping me
For forgetting your favorite color
Not tidying my place before you come over
A new kind of lover
I’m ready for that, I’m sure of it
I’m tired of not hearing nice things about me
Does my perfume smell nice enough for you
Does the scent stay in your car after I leave for the night
Do you crave it when you’re on your pillow thinking of me
Tell me you’re thinking of me
It’s not very hard to do
But it does magnitudes for women who
Haven’t heard compliments in a while
Or sweet things in their ears
Come over here

Be soft with me
Stern as a man should be but with me, gentle
Embrace me like you would a child
A sweet dandelion on your shoulder
Make me comfortable enough to let you over
Into my world where things are upside down
And you’re this broad-shouldered man about town
But then we meet and you spin me around
And you love me and adore me
Love me and adore me

I wish for it
Over
And over
Again

Spin (again)

If we could have our own apartment
To dance in
To yell in
Not at each other because we’re working on it
But at the sun, at the moon
At the corporate offices that block our view of the city lights
Maybe you’ll slow down with me
Take it in deeply
That I get sad at night without you
But when I see you it’s like I’ve again found you

Again, and again, and again, and again
Spin me
Again, and again, and again, and again
Spin me
Again, and again and again, and again
I’ve found you
And I am sad without you
Again