September 28th, 2021

Hon·​ey | \ ˈhə-nē  \

Noun:

1. It shimmers under the sunlight like liquid gold

And I am taken by the way it clusters 

Into heart-shaped crystals of pure sugar

As if to say love is a sticky syrup meant to be swallowed whole

Rather than drowned in—refusing romanticizations of suffocation 

It is dizzying in place of stifling

A wondrous thing to make home in 

One that is endless and fluid

Becoming its own pocket in time and space where I know myself 

And spend eternity coming to know you 

2. Your lips are soaked in it, divine and glorious 

How terribly I wish to get lost in the taste of it

As if  I were to wander through a spring garden 

Filled with gentle hyacinths, precious violets, and kind honeysuckles

I find my eyes drawn to the careful movement of your mouth 

The way such splendid flowers, blooming full of life, 

Reach towards the sun’s golden blessings

Like a call from heaven

3. A sweet-voiced angel

Bellowing melodies rich with longing and devotion

Carrying freedom on your tongue as a declaration of love 

Breathing life into me as if you hold in your sweet song

The benevolent power of creation

You say my name like it is a prayer

Like you are singing another hymn to a beloved god

4. Each tender caress of fingertips against my unholy skin

Burns like lavender incense

I feel myself brim with yearning 

Praying for more more more

To be enveloped in your golden warmth

To softly whisper your name, 

oh Honey

5. The perfume of sweetened-nectar 

Fills this home we built on altars 

Where we spend lifetimes answering prayers in your name together

They say, “Write your own myths”

So we do

The universe begins here now, 

With you