We could be.

Caught somewhere between
Being friends and being lovers.
Tangled in this web
Of "We could be..."

Speak with your body.

Forever falling
For your lips
and eyes
and toes

The words you whisper,
The ones said with
Voiceless lips
eyes that know everything and
Nothing at all
Legs tangled in mine
and fingertips astray.

The silence that is all yours,
and all mine.
Speaking louder than any words
we've ever said.

-Kristen

Cartography Hearts

Stories are long and people are busy, but if you have the time I'd like to say something more than just a nothing.

It's about a girl, but isn't it always?
I'll try to keep it short, but I can't promise you anything.

It's about the way she walks and the way she calls me baby.

It's about her laugh and the way her lips bend over mine, how she smiles when she's thinking too hard and how her heart is prettier than broken mirror shards.

It's about her insides, red, bloody and beating, and how I can't believe she's mine for the rest of my always.

You see, without tying she's become a whole world and me without a map, I'm hopelessly lost.

-Nik

All others are you.

I cannot help but think of you
With every passing moment.
Every twist and turn
That this world gives me
Reminds me of your hips
When you're dancing to the music
Of the night.

Breathe in each other.

He whispers "I love you."
And she drinks in his words
With a smile on her face.
She needs not say the words
He reads it in her eyes.

The small talk they make
May have no rhyme or reason
But it needs no purpose
Or destination.
Nothing they say
Matters at all
As their fingers do all the talking
With their hips.

Be patient.

Eager eyes
And patient hands.
Such a silly combination
I'll try to mimic.
But while my eyes may be eager
My hands will reach for yours.
So impatient.
Be patient.

Your gaze is steady
When you sneak a peek.
A wild look is in my eye,
So full of desire.
So impatient.
Be patient.

Such casual fingers
Tracing so carefree.
Mine so direct,
So specific.
So impatient.
Be patient.

You move in closer
As though it is nothing,
As if it is normal.
I move in so unsure,
Is this what you want?
I want it to be.
I want it now.
I'm so impatient.
Be patient.

But you're growing more consistent.
More common.
More clear.
So I will follow your lead.
I will move at your strange pace.
There is no need to rush things.
No need to be impatient.
You're so patient.

Your every little thing.

Beauty has found its way
Upon your face
In the form of freckles
All around.

Falling in a moment.

Heavy breath
And blinking headlights.
The brisk fall air
Holds no comparison
To your lips.

Away.

You may not be here with me,
But I won't forget your eyes.
And you may be in a different place,
But I won't forget your smile.

And maybe you'll come back around
Or I will meet you there.
But even if we never do
I hope you write awhile.

And as your letters turn to words,
And as your words turn into feelings,
I'll know that you remember me
And I won't forget your smile.

Growing not at all and all at once.

Do you feel these words I'm writing?
Do you know they're meant for you?
Have you caught that special feeling in your heart?

Because I have it in my stomach
And it's daily growing stronger
And I don't know how to stop it
Or if I want for it to end.

Perhaps you'll never see this,
And that would be alright.
I can't afford to lose you
To my thoughts.

And never will I jeopardize
This special bond we share
With a little peck here
And a casual flirt there.

I'll leave this bond between us
And I'll let it keep on growing
As you water it with kisses
And you feed it with your smile.

Movement on the sidewalk.

I find myself behind her
As she's gliding down the walkway
With a
Left
Right
Left
Right
Movement of her hips.

Beautiful bones.

She saw the beauty inside of me.
Not in my thoughts or my emotions,
But rather in my bones.
"You have a beautiful skull in there."
There are some things
That only she knows.

The closet I'm wrapped up in.

He lifts her off her feet
And he pulls her back inside,
She had come out of that closet
Weeks ago.

He grips her sides
And moves in close
With his heartbeat
Matching hers.

She lives within this moment
And she never wants an ending.
She's wrapped up in his need
For all she has.

She tries to pull him with her,
Bring him outside of that small room
So dark and closed and empty
In her heart.

But as she puts her lips on his
And he begins to move them downward
She loses all the thoughts
Within her head.

He accepts her and she knows it
And that makes her love him deeper
But he cannot understand
The way she feels.

When she's outside of that small space
She can feel all that desire
For the strength of his hand
And the small of her back.

But when she's back inside that closet
He is all that is within her
And she knows it would be easier
To just stay hidden up in there.

But it cannot be that simple
Not for her or for another
And she knows that she can't hide it
For this long.

So she'll let out all these feelings
In that small and empty closet
As he lifts her off her feet
And he pulls her back inside.

Love around the corner.

She grips her sides with laughter
He kisses her through his smile.
She looks into his eyes at once
And they radiate his joy.

She comes around the corner
Just moments ago she was nothing,
But when she glances at them
She becomes all things at once.

She cannot let this show now,
To him or her or others.
They have something together,
So does she.

So she goes off to her lover
And they share some time together,
With all the laughter and the kisses
Those two shared.

But every chance she gets
She will peer around the corner
To catch another glimpse of them
To covet their true love.

And then one day they spot her.
They catch her hand in passing
And hold on to her breath
Till morning comes.

They all share in this feeling,
With him and her and her.
They're caught up in emotion
When the sunrise light breaks forth.

And she leaves her magic slipper
Like a modern Cinderella,
But as they hold it in their hands
It is her heart.

So she goes off to her lover
And they share some time together.
With all the laughter and the kisses
Those three shared.

Him and her and her

"I love you." she says

And she means it.

"I love you." she says

And it's true.

"I love you." he says

And he needs it

To hear her say

"I love you too."

"I need you." he says

And he means it.

"I need you." he says 

And it's true.

"I need you." she says

And she needs it

To hear him say

"I need you too."

"I love her." she says

And she means it.

I love her." she says 

And it's true.

"I love her." she says 

But she fakes it

And all except her always

Knew.

"I need her." she says

And she feels it

"I need her." she says

And it grew.

"I need her." she says

But she knows it

Is a need that will never go

Through.

"I'm sorry." she says 

And she means it

"I'm sorry that I love her too."

"I'm sorry." he says

And he pleads it

"That this has been troubling you."

"I'm losing." she says

And she means it.

"I'm lost and don't know what to do.

I love him and her and I mean it.

And I know that they both love me too.

I won't leave his arms to go with her,

For I know her love isn't true.

But that will not stop all these feelings

From popping up out of the blue."

And sex.

She's in her clothes

And on her lips

Her kiss is there forever.

He takes her in

With all his love

And brings her all together.

She smells so sweet

And tastes of lust

And true love for another.

He's in her mind

And on her tongue

He says she's oh so clever.

Her scent is on her shirt now.

The one he now slips under.

Her fingers through her hair now.

His mind is on no other.

She's puling her in close now.

His lips upon her collar.

She smells just oh so sweet now.

He whispers oh so clever.

Flowers.

"I love you." She says.

And gets a quick response.

But those three words

Have more meaning for one

Filled with bubbles and weddings and cigarettes.

"Don't go." she pleads.

And they stay there together

For a few moments longer.

She never wants this moment to end

Filled with bubbles and weddings and cigarettes.

"Let's run away." She suggests.

And hears a "Yes, right now."

She knows it's all in fun

But She dreams of those days

Filled with bubbles and weddings and cigarettes.

"Live with me?" she asks.

And she means it in a way,

To be together always.

But not in the way that She wants

Filled with bubbles and weddings and cigarettes.

"I miss you." She cries.

And nothing is said.

She breaks down inside

But she won't let it show.

All those bubbles and weddings and cigarettes.

Buds.

You draw me in

With your sweet smile

And catch my heart

With your coy eye.

I'm mesmerized

By the way you move,

And when he's standing

By your side. 

The two of you

Bring me together

And trip me up

When you look at me.

I'm falling into

The way you speak

And when you play,

You set me free.

Your sound, his voice,

You need not fear,

For I know what

Your souls say.

You need not worry

If people hear,

For your words make

Their own way.

That look you give

When you see his face

I know it's for him,

But I skip a beat.

Because the love 

That you two share

Is what I need

To feel complete.

Roots.

All things sweet

Once stood for taste,

Now have all roots in you.

This and that and all these things find their way to your lips.

They spill out when you speak to me and take up root inside my heart.

All these things never need to hold water with time.

They may fade,

And that's alright.

These things they come and go.

But nothing will take them from my memories.

They live there forever.

Taking root.