Dear One

Where did you come from
Bright star
What heaven did you leap from
Dear love
How can I spell your name
Without the sound of
Autumn underneath my tongue
Without acknowledging the lovers
Who bent me in half
Bless them for bringing me to you
How can I say your name without
Also breathing the words
"My god I found you"
How can I ever speak again
With this mouth
When it has found
Where it belongs
When you touch me
I am a bed of calla lilies
I will make a house for you
And fill it with evergreens
I will paint sunsets on every wall
So you can only see beautiful things
How can I say "love"
Without wanting to fold myself into you
Like a thousand paper cranes
Dear one
I was halved the moment
I was born
The other piece of me
Is inside your mouth
And I was found
Whole the moment you spoke