Alina II

you are a tie-dyed stain in my head

a daisy chain crown of affairs

kiss me kindly, my darling

look, my cheeks have turned scarlet

to match your fingers

put down the razor blade

and let me love you more

than the pain in your chest

more than the lump in your throat

instead of shiny white scars

let there be scrawls of "I love you"s

in black and pink sharpie

let's sleep in the bed of this truck

and share a pack of cigarettes 

you'll kill me faster than that

hurt me worse than the tar in my lungs

every morning I'll pull off your glasses

give you sleepy kisses

and draw you a heart on your wrist

to remind you I'm yours 

trace your knuckles

and kiss your palm

sweep up the leaves beginning to fall 

like glimmers in your tunnel eyes

memories of crashing too hard

but I can catch you now

please fall into me

I'll hold you tightly

keep you safe from any harm

make you smile when you falter

a heart on every finger

for every day I'll love you more