i'd like

do you ever say, "i'd like to..."

and then espouse reasons why

your likes are impossible,

illogical, and ill-conceived?

sure. i do too. but i am quitting,

today.

i'm putting this salem slim light

out and lighting a candle of

remembrance

for the dream of paris under an umbrella,

for the want of a technicolored lover who reciprocates,

for the dinner party that lasts for 7 days and nights.

i'm ready to burn a steady oil

to set my word in plaster and

tend to it as a springtime garden.

i'll live and love

sustainably,

listen with intention and reverence,

and bathe belle with sloppy mom

kisses until we both expire from

tears of laughter.

now comes the hard part.

hold my hand and let's fly,

together we will.