NRE

I would if I could
Crawl up inside you, and wear your skin like a t-shirt.
You’re so pretty.
I want to be wrapped up in you, surrounded by you.

I would make a home inside your skull,
Curl up on your brain and fall asleep,
So I could dream your words,
Memorize them and make them mine.

I would use your eyes like a camera
And see the things that you see
The way you see them.
I’d make you into my peephole.

I’d rest my tongue on yours,
And let your spit tell me the story
Of what and who you’ve tasted,
So I could know the history of your senses.

I would if I could
But if I did,
Would I devour you from the inside?
Would I happily feast on flesh and bone,
Licking my fingers clean of everything
That makes you, You?

Would I destroy myself in the process?
Would consuming every bit of you
Poison my insides and turn me into something I’m not,
A monster always hungry for more?

I would if I could,
But I won’t.
I’ll keep you safely at arms length,
High up on the shelf so I don’t break you,
Smother you, eat you all up.

You’re not so fragile, but I am.
And, I don’t want to drown in you,
So I won’t.
But, I wish I could, because I adore you so.