two plus two will never equal four

[Pseudomuse]

two plus two will never equal four

You asked me about last night
Through lidded lids and sleep slimed lips
And I sighed because that all I could do
There’s no defense against you smile
Honesty is all I have for you now
Lies take to long to mold and crumble
Easily at the slightest touch
Run away with me I said
And you did
You thought it refreshing that
A girl would take the lead
I surely did
Foot in the door before you said yes
So we ran
Feet pounded down the sidewalk
Until linked we grew exhausted

The bare hotel room
Is cold with such grave unfeeling
It so contrasts you, it’s amazing
Under white covers you snuggle
Through lidded lids and sleep slimed lips
You asked me about last night
Like amnesia was your cold cure
Like memory was lost on paradise
I sighed slipping into your discarded shirt
The smell of you purging all other thoughts
I take it in
A deep breath
It crumbles me
I imagine the fetal position
Is most comfortable now
But you’re asking me
No telling me
What about last night?
What about last night?
I blush then
The knowledge of what
Happened between us
Catching up with me as well

I think it’s catching up with you as well
A cheeky grin envelopes your face
When you realize the nakedness is mutual
Arms are reaching out to me then
Guiding me back to your chest
While we fit together like two lost puzzle pieces
You whisper in my ear nonsense words
Fantastical shimmer running through sleep sticky flesh
And through those coded lullabies
I hear I love you’s
And somehow those three words make everything better
Three words so small and infinitesimal compared to the
Feeling battering my chest
That it’s almost too fantastical to understand

Us

It all so foreign
That two people can be one
But it’s what you’ve given me
The opportunity to experience such a feeling as this
A feeling of us
And in this cold, unfeeling hotel room
One plus one isn’t two
It’s one
It’s us
It’s your cheeky grin and
Steady hands
My abrupt, brash behavior
And lilting laughter

It’s running away all over again
Just to find ourselves

[ScarletMornings]

My God. I. . . you. . . that. . . oh hell, i can't say anything. i'm not eloquent enough to honor your eloquence. let's just say i ADORED THAT WITH ALL MY HEART!!! and the title is sooo perfect. and it's a nice change for you to write a poem with a happy ending. well, maybe your others had a happy ending, but i could tell for sure this one did. anyways. i guess you get what i'm saying. this was amazing. so sweet. my hopelessly romantic heart is satisfied. thank you.

[Queen of Rain]

tHis poem just catches me and carries me away tru the entire trip of love and lies.. the ending was a bit pzzling tho since it seemed so positive and not erally following the neagtive things presented in the middle stanza.. also "sleep slimed lips" is a little weird formulation that woudl fit better into a poem more dark and playing on beuaty of disgust.. this poem has another amazing beauty... im amazed by your talent..