love is.

love is deeper

than a simple

four letter word

love is t.i.m.e

love is when

anxious

love is when

unknown

filling

dark spaces

others

run away

from

love is

swimming

upstream

crashing

recklessly

together

sometimes

hands clenched

sometimes

at a distance.

love is

a moment

in front

of fear

not behind

a curtain

unrevealed

love is

a heartbeat

two throbs

slowly

and

fast

separately

at once

guiding lovers

back home

to one

another

resting

between breaths

aching

to expand

and lodge

against ribs

against sheets

against stars

to then

come back

and be

what

humans

call

love.

— adrian michael 10.21.19