'a failure' (october 2009)

my love how I can't wait
to fail you
to fall blistering into
a raft of melodies
and ride a refrain for the rest of my days
to let my heart be made known
and let my feeble waiting voice
sing soft under your spell
to break down and sink deep
and drown in the ink of your eyes
to do this all
unscripted, unanticipated
when you least need it the most
to say your name
a chorus of wind and rain