this is how I memorize
the sculpture of your body
fingers mapping skin
this is how I take you in
with lips against your collarbone
kisses up your spine
teeth sunken into flesh
this is how I cross the line
in little leaps and bounds
over walls and under nets
this is how I’ll measure you
in pleasure and regret
this is how I disappear
into little white lies and words unspoken
in bits and pieces
and promises broken
this is how I go
in the blue hours of the early morning
quietly
and without warning