5am

for

bidden thoughts

for

saken actions

for

gotten memories of a one-time dream...

my (pre)face edition is

my (un)doubted preference--

i was dreaming that dream again. it woke me at exactly 5:00 am. again. always. your face. brilliantly happy. only in a dream. always. am.

for

lorn hope

for

feit fate

for

'mer prey turned predator inside out again...

this (in)version of Windows Witch

this (out)come leaves a bitter taste--

we met by chance and now all my intentions are [in]appropriate. ive appropriated the [in]consistencies of language so i can write a poem only i understand.

for

ground rules

for

boding feelings

for

ever canopies that shield the sun of the eyes...

your (circum)stances determine

your (comp)lieing mouth--

to say. there is nothing to say, cant. for a variety of bad reasons. to mention it is to lose it. a 2 dimension. will. become 3. then 4, then 5, then 6, then 7...

for

ward protection

for

most ejections

for

shadowed ejaculation on the bathroom tiles...

that (un)intended chance meeting

that (pre)inscribed desire--

clutch me to your trembling. i want to shiver with you. in a world bereft of warmth i need a shadow. no one remembers a time befor this one.

for

'te unknown

for

cast unknown

for

knowledge is yet to be determined as accurate...

our (out)post of freedom

our (in)sufferable isolation--

of one another. this is not condoned. we are committing a taboo even now. your waters rise onto my shorefor and i am no longer an i-land on a controlled drift.

for

m'less content

for

mu'late unwords

for

swearing a secret message through body contact...

its (comp)lementing to know

its (circum)spectacular and mutual--

im already laying there beside you awake. no need to ask. or speak. whisper. touch. just tell me where to sleep. 

and ill be there.

-gabe