the blacks of my eyes swell and wholly eclipse
my soul and in the dawning of this love, the shadows 
in my heart are forced torrentially ajar.

our communion in fine fettle, the kilter corrected
we together wallow in the exoneration; the leaf turned 
anew, a thread of heather where once was blight.

i invite you, again, into this warmth… you cheapskate
fuckin’ con, for now, you are generously absolved.