conversation

When heaviness arrives,
we teeter on precipices,
dancing on the tops of words
with meanings the surfaces
of which we can only scratch.
This intricate choreography between
our minds has been my
favorite song, all this time,
and I will continue to dig
into deeper meanings and words
with you
Until these feet can no longer dance
and until the beautiful heaviness
of our souls pulls us into sleep deep,
deep inside the earth,
and all conversations cease and grow
into something larger than ourselves.

10/23