Tempered

Remember when these 

Flowing waters

Tempered your emotions

My arm looped through yours

Open body and soul

Solstice Steps

 The lapping shore

Pulls back my layers

My sternum peels open

Facing the pink sky

My footsteps along the path

Alone now

But I recall the sensation

My palm sweating

In your clasped hand

My quickened heartbeat

The fear

The joy

The last time I felt open

Oh dear

How my heart as bled

All over this park

Puzzling

 You saw us as wet puzzle pieces

Soggy warped edges

Could still be pressed together

The trouble was you wouldn't see

My picture was different

Your Side of the Bed

 Morning sun creeps in my window

Kissing my fluttering eyelids

I roll over to snatch a few more moments

Half asleep and already reaching for you

New Song

 She's like a new song

From my favorite musician

A familiar sound

Profound lyrics

I just want to play her

On repeat forever

Anxiety

 Left alone in my head

Thoughts creep up

Try to swallow me

My pulse raises

Hands shaking when I pause

Stomach tight and churning

Chest ache

Nervous

 I was always afraid

Like a shelter dog

Who has learned 

To recoil from touch