there's a silence hanging thick
over a room drowning in laughter.
your smile fades with my eyelids;
heavy shades of grey sinking to the
bottom of a bottle. maybe i'll hear
you whisper my name again through
your sweetly calloused fingertips,
and we'll float away together somewhere.

(i'll drink myself adorable and you'll
love me upon realizing how all the subtle
flawless imperfections are more
intoxicating to you than the bitterness
you hold loosely in your gentle hand.)