however

however far
   away, i am
   close to you;
      if i step in the
   opposite
   direction you are
near.

my thoughts dream of
   you in day
   light & my
   dreams caress
   you through
   the yearning
night.

i want you
   as you are &
   as you must
   change; the in
   side & the out
   side of
   you.
so.

how could the
   soul laugh with
   out a
   body?   a wish
   become a
   taste?   a dream
   leave love
   marks on the
   virgin
neck?

how can i know
   i’m alive unless i
   touch you?
      how can you
   know you’re that
   here without my
kiss?

there’s nothing to
   believe un
   less we sculpt it
   out of fleshy
bronze.

if you are
   real,   if i have
   bones,   if this
   moment is no less
   than
eternal––

i want to always your
   body,
                  forever your
   dreams,
                     & gentle
   your soul
absolutely.