Your lips

Your lips move but I cannot hear

what you say, a silent communication

that I have always failed at being able

to compute.

 

“It’s your accent,” I tease "

you roll your eyes, and kiss

my cheek before your red lips

move rapidly, silently, and I

poke your stomach as you squirm,

trying to make sound emit from

the lips I have grown to know

so well.

 

You tickle me, and I giggle.

“Tell me what you’re saying!”

I demand, and try to look serious,

though your smirk cannot paint

anything but a smile onto my face.

 

Rapid Spanish flies from your mouth,

smooth and soft like chocolate you unwrap

on Valentine’s day, silky on your tongue.

 

I am lost in your words, unable to

understand but loving the beauty

of another language surrounding my body

and tickling my ears.

 

“I meant in English!” I laugh, kissing

your neck, and I poke you one more time.

 

“I love you,” you say.

You stare at me, suddenly serious.

And you say the words I have 

never believed until I heard

them from your voice.

 

“You are beautiful.”

Author's Note

I just wrote this poem. I didn't edit it at all, so critcism is more than welcome. The first line comes from a Pink Floyd song, "Comfortably Numb," and I was listening to it and it reminded me of this moment I had a few nights ago. I would love feedback :)

Reviews

[SpokenWord]

Moments like this can make the heart soar. Some have a natural ability to be romantic. Of course when they speak another language oh la la accent and all makes the skin stand up on edge lol. In the end in this write it was worth the silence to get the line where he said, you are beautiful. I have someone who tells me that often and I like to hear it from her and part of me is beginning to believe her.

This write came across as real, it was light, playful and fun to read. Great stuff.

[MAC]

i love that song and lived it. it lends to inspiration. has a romantic feel to it that you wrap in innocence...excellent write!

[roy mccarthy]

you're my new fav poet!
what a great write!
non rhymey too!

[Celeste21]

This is sweet and romantic. You really captured the fun, simple, loving aspect of your realationship. He sounds like quite the charmer.

[Magdelena]

Interesting write, loved every verse.. Well done..

Mags xx

[Antonio Valentino]

So very impressed, this was gorgeous, truly. If you're not good at love poems then the sky is made of blue marble.. hey that wasn't bad lol.

This was... amazing!
Antonio

[Alice]

"Rapid Spanish flies from your mouth,
smooth and soft like chocolate"

LOVE love LOVE love LOVE love LOVE
LOVE.

Love this.
Love you.
Love that you are in love.
Love that he told you he loves you.
Love it even more that he said it in spanish.

LOVE.

I can tell that this just came from you, with out edits, with out anything, and it is perfect just the way it is. The flow is just what it should be. Wonderful, perfect, amazing. Just like YOU.

[i.am.the.sun.]

this is amazing :) can't express how much this jumps off the page for me! i first clicked it because i have a poem with the same title, but this is staggering. "smooth and soft like chocolate you unwrap on valentine's day, silky on your tongue" jesus christ! haha
the ending is beautiful too, my two favorite parts.

[Forest Green]

Nice prospective...unusual in its bilingual theme. Sometimes words aren't really needed...;)

Good work...

Steel

[reminder]

Very playful and charming. It makes me believe in love! Well done!