“Emotion

I can be a little shy
In time, you'll learn why
But right now, (I somehow)
≈ want to be
Clothed in your devotion

{trust me}
I'm never ~ this open

Feelings like this
Are Heaven sent gifts
And right now, (I'd somehow)
≈ cross the floor of the ocean
To taste your emotion

Excerpt from:
Jacob's Ascent, New Collected Poems by Mekael
© Mekael Shane 2024”