And I Loved You

Is it because
I saw you
like Jesus
to the grey haired woman at the flea market
in a passing haze
of sobriety
on my part
and I loved you

I played the only part
I knew
dancing under your nose
leaving possesive traces
of expensive perfume
on your skin
seeping breathless wonders
onto your palette
and I loved you

When I whispered dirty
into the phone
pitching darts onto your chest
my voice reaching its feminine heights
sprawled across your ear drum
sending your only moments of passion
to the bus stop in the country
and I loved you

Fogging the glass
of a makeshift altar
offering the only weapon
I saved
from the days before construction
bombarding your senses
in a frozen glacier of fire
like mint
like cocaine
and I loved you

Because time escaped my lips
as the moon tripped over itself
to replicate its own glory
behind the academic promotion
of lyrics I only heard in the woods
once
and I loved you