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Lilac Jupiter, My Cosmic Lover
The shutter is stuck open
All I see are endless moments
(telescope image up-close)
Of light kisses of fingertips,
And us meandering on
Cobble stones, as
Smoke trickles up faintly
lit in the dark canals
I wait patiently for a kiss like a
goldfish
Waving its golden fins
Filtering the moment, and looking at
Your barely visible features in the water-
reflected moon shine.
I lean in to touch your presence
Shoulder receives my cheeks
(rose tinted by the proximity)
Below the surface I sense uncertainty
turbulence timidity
We come face to face ...
The lilac Jupiter floods my vision -
I am only orbiting your aura,
Like your other moons, Europa and Io.
Later that night, after our bodies
Have tangled
I'm stuck in the hole between two mattresses,
Content, but a bit uncomfortable:
Also an appropriate analogy for our romantic situation -
Neither together, nor completely apart
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