Lying Under a Shaded Spot
That day was lovely
exactly my favorite word to use
you and i stayed together
from sunrise to late that night
the way you eat your eggs and sip your orange juice
to the way you lay in the grass and look up
searching the sky as if for a clue
and all the while
i look at you
in all your entirety
i trace your hairline
all the beauty marks that cover your face
your imperfections that make you
perfect.
i watch your mouth
as they form all kinds of adventures
i listen to your voice
as each sound is changed by your preference
And then you look to me
and i catch myself falling
because i notice your eyes
and the truth in everything you say
ecspecially when you say you love me
looking at you, i feel those words
every hint of that phrase
feels like a new beginning.