whispering words
that whirl around me like
blankets
i am drowsy with your skin
on my nose and in my
ears and between each of my toes
i cannot help my mouth from
breathing slowly
i cannot help my mind from
disappearing
i cannot help myself from looking
into your eyes and trying
to divine what makes you tick
and how there can be so many
shades of you
that i can peel off each layer
and shut my eyes and see
a different face
it's hard to comprehend that you are
all one
cohesive only in the flickering
images
vaguely similar
but alike
i cannot shape you between my fingers
your edge is light and softly
oscillates

my room is full of post-its
my mind is full of sound