You are an expert danger
hunter. Your eyes are trained

to find the bent nail,
the beer bottle shard

on every dim street walk.

In the blue-screen glow
of 2 a.m.,

you scan the news
for threats of any kind—

microplastics,
ebola outbreak,
produce recall lists.

You IMDb-safe-search
every movie,
scanning for triggers.

You swab and sanitize,

check the locks
three times.

No,

a fourth,

just to be sure.

My love,

for once
let the dark
keep its secrets.

Come here.

Close your eyes.

Don’t be careful with me tonight.