I

I

You lined me up

for the cue ball's blast

or some fortune that causes tightening skin

and fur to raise

I left my life to meet

your mouth and hands

my eyes and deep vacancies

You lined me up

with flirtatious grin

a secret glance

we devoured love in
the inbetween hours
the ones no one missed

You lined the walls of my heart

such congestion has caused death

covenants always know

guardians fell blind
we danced in their unknowing

You lined the dress that touched

my thigh, and cried when I cried

You lined the phrases of my youth

You lined the shape of my body

You lined the horror of my next-day truths

and now
it is your voice, and hands, and eyes that line the silence