oh linger, my love. come here and sit in the archway of my heart. we will curl together, and we will nest in this bed, and i will love you so widely that you will never speak another word without feeling my name on your lips. i will ache with you in every second, until your breathing is the echo of my ribs. we will share the showers and the sunrises and the setting wind. no need to go to work today, you are so tired and i yearn for your skin. steady here, and stay with me through winter. call up your wrists so i can kiss them. call up your writing, your art, your everything. i will devour it. slow down, my dear, let the world pass as we sit. give me your life, my light and my darling - give up, and i’ll take it.