July 14

Ecstasy rises with the sun
Signaling brighter days on the horizon that ring true
And life's little rewards guide like bread crumbs leading back to you
Hours full of candy sometimes a precursor to sickness undeniable
But nausea is easy to cure
An antibiotic I keep in my heart

Space

Every night
Under the dark still
We ascend to space
Ridin' innocent fireflies fueled by soft kisses and tugs
Until the opportunity comes to
Jump on shooting stars that will
Propel us through atmospheres and stratospheres
And we are surrounded by majesty
Seeing stars and galaxies through her Milky Ways
That overflow from Big and Little Dippers
An Ursa Major explosion as we pick up speed
To travel through orgasms as fast as lightyears
White dwarfs blur past and
Slaps and screams mimic supernovas splitting and
Knock planets off orbits
Our love making is astronomical
Taking time to space walk up and down thighs and across chests
Sucking skin like black holes collapsed unto itself
We cling to each other, wrapping legs around asteroid belts
And in her eyes I can see myself
And in mine she can see herself
So we count constellations as our own little contest
Cassiopeia, Gemini, Orion's Belt
Marveling at the center of our universe, Polaris, to
Leave streaks across backs like exhaust marks in the sky
Time flies
Studying the anatomy of her astronomy
Never forgetting that Big Bang Theories aren't how our journey begins
It's how it ends
So during descent she
Bites back on pillowy clouds and tongues
Tired but not to be outdone
She kicks up dust
Sending ground shakes for miles that wake neighboring neighborhoods
Until we land
Cradling the Earth to look up at the experience we've had
The light that shines are smiles from the moon
Saying "Those astronauts be up to no good"