Smiling, just being called “Someone”
Maybe love is every emotion wrapped into one-
Pinpricks on my hands
remind me of where we last touched.
Feel my ring again as I
hold my tongue
and think to myself,
“I love you”.
afraid that it’s too much
to give you.
give me all your affections
I can never have enough.
though I may not show it.
The visceral response
is just the savouring of your eyes,
open or closed,
as they approach my own