Take Heart

take heart from your sleeve

release in mid air

let yourself be 

open

loose-leafed

unbound

let our breaths

flutter pages 

with each glance

 each perusal

disclosure

with no one around

I’ll breathe

your pages

redeem

every word

rejoice with you

swallow you whole

caress

with my tongue

 set free

with a kiss

till I know you

mind, body and soul

take heart

from your sleeve

your secrets

are mine

treasured

as books I have read

your story

my pleasure

your love

my desire

place your heart

on our wings instead