Fastened in your side,
a lovely wound you pinch
to affirm an existence.
I love you like a belt buckled shut,
a challenge inside you.

Try me, in the quietest room.
Try me, during the most
starless of nights.
Try me, in secret.
Try me, opened.
Try me, in morse code.
Try me, in a minor key.
Try me, in a world without mirrors.
Try me, when eyes are falling away.
Try me, in a dangerous placement.
Try me, without excuse.
Try me, without expectation.