smooth like butter

you smile like a smooth melody
& throw each note into a frying pan
just to listen to it sizzle.

i have discovered your eyes aren't only blue
but fear, hope and joy too.
i saw your skeleton through an x-ray,
now, show me who you are
before you go to sleep.

i like the weight of your arms around my shoulders and the warm breath sinking through my hair. i think it's cute to hear your voice minutes after you've stopped dreaming--and what dreams they must be because i see purpose beneath your skin and passion under your fingernails.

your hands burn holes

so touch me.
melt the ice i'm buried in.
drain my prison into the ocean
& hand me a towel before you
light me like a firecracker.

yeah, you're smooth,
smooth like butter.