At first beat
My heart uttered your name.
You are the unspeakable verse
That overwhelms me,
Yet calms me.
That quickens my heart and my breath,
Yet
I breathe deeper than ever.
At first beat
My heart uttered your name.
You are the unspeakable verse
That overwhelms me,
Yet calms me.
That quickens my heart and my breath,
Yet
I breathe deeper than ever.
And here it comes again,
Gravitational pull.
Every cell of this body
Aches
To feel your heartbeat on this body.
I did not ask you to leave
Sweet whispers
Hidden so deep;
So exquisitely
On my skin.
Ravish my heart
Love
Until there is nothing left.
I cannot carry this yearning
Another
Moment.
I lay my head upon your chest.
Each heartbeat I feel upon my cheek.
Strong and steady it speaks
A message meant for me
Hidden
In every
Rhythmic beat.
A serene soul whisper.
“I am love.
“You are loved.”
In the summer
We were free.
Life’s waves crashed
At our feet.
I could hear your heartbeat
Above it all.
Above the wind,
Above the rush.
I could hear your heartbeat
Above it all.
As we ran until we were
Breathless.
As our salty lips brushed
And our
Hair tangled.
As we fell to the shore
Spent.
Still.
Loved.
Tell me
Sweet soul,
Are you still loved?
Even now I feel your
Heartbeat
On my skin.
Even now I hear your heartbeat
Above it all.
Time
Tick
Time
Tock
Goes the clock
Out of synch with my beating heart.
And the gears
Seem to know their job.
To know exactly what to do at the precise moment.
Time
Tick
Time
Tock
My heart so clumsy and forgetful
In comparison to the graceful way
The
Pendulum
Swings.
It keeps swaying,
Steadfast.
It does not ask questions
Or
Reminisce.
All the while my heart thumping
To fill in the
Moments
In-between each
Tick.
In-between each
Tock.
Until
The clock,
It
Stops.
The cat meows.
The faucet drips.
The dogs bark at an invisible
Presence.
The branches of the tree outside
Scrape the window
As the wind blows.
My
Heart
Beats.
In Between all this
Rests
The
Silence.
These moments,
They pass us by.
Before we can catch our breath,
As we begin to smile.
Between each heartbeat
Memories meet
As souls
And love
Simply
Become
I am standing here
I can hear
Your
Heartbeat loud and
Clear.
Above the chaos
Above the confusion in my brain
And I wonder
If you can hear mine too
Because it sounds to me
Like they are one and the same.
Turn your heart to the sun.
Turn your tears into light.
We all live for the day.
We all stumble through the night.
You may believe you are alone,
But if you turn off the noise
And listen very close,
You will hear
Millions of other
Hearbeats
Searching for
Home.