Should we be toe to toe,
or back to back?

Back to back first,
I think

Back to back so we can feel
our intentions

I’ll keep your secrets
if you’ll keep mine

I’ll keep goosebumps
on your skin

I don’t need to see
your face

while you’re confessing,
but I bet it looks cute

painted with emotion

I bet your lips look
good in motion, but

I only need to feel
your breathing

Your heart rate calming
The texture of your skin

Your posture relaxing
Your warmth

Your at-home-ness

They won’t lie
or lead me astray

I’m trying not to get
carried away,

Lifted up like a helium
ballon. I’m trying

Not to be led astray
while also trying to feel alive

And, hey, who says I can’t fly?