How I would love you

how would I love you
if you let yourself be
the kind of girl who notices
the way that I breathe

it means getting close to me
undressing your heart
and risking everything on me
especially
the darkest part

honey stings
boiling brings purity
that's my love

fire soothes
passion bruises everything
that's my love

and there's God in my eyes
picking out
the things you hide
stretching out my soul across the dreams
you have in mind

I am more than your
first impression
aching like a beautiful
first confession

how I would love you

...

how would I love you
naked in the first day
of the rest of your life
like standing out in the rain

angels would open your eyes
and prepare your heart
lift up your breasts to me
that I might taste
the milk of art

nectar bleeds
desire feeds insatiably
that's my love

whispers burn
and poets learn of jealousy
that's my love

tear the sun from my eyes
and bathe in my soul
I'm that part of you you've tried to find
to make you whole

I am more than your
first impression
here before
any prayer's intention

how I would love you