"it will never be easy to
tell the truth when the
truth is accepting what comes
easiest to us --" and you
paused (for effect) and it took
everything i had not to spill
my zealous heart to you.

the bass
played true
heart beats
playing
over the
sound of
colors
swimming
under
neath us

your hands have heartbeats
calling me towards you
your hands have a pulse
and my blood is running cold.
these velvet drapes leave
nothing to be hidden -

except
here, what
is in
my so
zealous
heart that
i hide
deli
cately
for pride

it would be just my
luck to surrender under
heartbeats on this
vibrating dance floor -
bass lines pushing forward
to break
my
spine