Fresh off the plane back home and ready to sink into my bed, but couldn’t let today go by without sinking into today’s prompt from @beausia “FOR THE LOVERS.” I didn’t follow a particular form today, just followed what the words wanted to do. May today’s poem bring you back to anyone or anything that has served as your lover <3

xo, adrienne

FOR THE LOVERS

for the lovers

who love one or many,

those who maybe

feel like touch is all they have

to ground them in what’s real

inside their world

 

for the lovers

who love out loud or silent

always hellbent 

on following the route

to what feels most like

hearth and home

 

for the lovers

be they people or plant

there’s nothing they can’t

or won’t do to feel that

aching sense of longing

 

for the lovers

who whisper and those who croon

by the light of the sun or glow of the moon

and remind each other

that they are not alone

 

for the lovers

who might call it quits

but remember in fits

just how good it was

at one point or another

 

for the lovers

who make their love last

no matter the past

mistakes and hurts and heartbreak

that once happened

 

for the lovers

who frolic and play

by night or by day 

and remember what it was like

in the beginning

 

for the lovers

who can say goodbye with ease

and slip into the breeze

to become nothing more

than a pleasant memory

 

for the lovers

of yours and of mine

who spent any time

savoring

you or me

in little bites

of pleasure