lovers love silence

<p>'lovers love silence'</p> <p><br></p> <p>sit beside me</p> <p>touch knees like no one else is watching</p> <p>whisper verse in my ear</p> <p>together we’ll rewrite all conversation</p> <p>steal filament from the bulbs&nbsp;</p> <p>refill them with fireflies;</p> <p>i’ll keep july for you always</p> <p>i’ll craft you mermaid lore.</p> <p><br></p> <p>steal me, won’t you</p> <p>we’ll go out until dawn comes knocking</p> <p>pin my heart against your wall</p> <p>splay me like a butterfly lost in august</p> <p>yet provoke me with your wild</p> <p>treasure these secrets from your friends;</p> <p>take me back to the beginning when</p> <p>we knew but stolen glances.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p>