French Braid

I’ll braid your hair if you’d like.

We can sit down by the lake,

Where the world’s a bit quieter,

Where I can concentrate.

And I’ll tuck every twist

Just out of sight

With a delicate hand,

Weave and entwine.

A muse become canvas,

Into you I breathe life.

Wear my touch as a crown

Wherever you desire.

To Want to Know

To want to love is to want to know,

Both selfless and selfish in tandem,

To wander wherever your mind does

Till each worn path becomes familiar.

Which constellations carve out your dreams?

Show me which stars whisper to your whims

When we’re apart but share the same sky,

So we can speak each lonely nightfall.

Grow me a garden maze where I can

Ceaselessly stroll through your twists and turns

And pluck from your prettiest roses,

Unperturbed by the prick of your thorns.

Which rivers run through your bluest veins,

Wearing away at your rocks and sand?

Such depths are those I’d happily tread,

If only to stay in your current.

To pioneer each peak and valley

Is to memorize each rise and fall,

To lie on your chest and want to know

You inside and out any way I can