Artwork: “Antares and Love XI” by Joe Webb. 2015.

Oh the wonders and magnitude of feelings deepening asunder.

The gradually growing grand divide between titles of friendship and lovers.

Constant reminders of the other bellows from below.

Where the heart grows fond of the uncommon pitter-patter of the heart furrowed.

It is the perpetual desire to engage in something deeper than the flesh.

It is the leaping forth of dreams, desires, and the best.

I long to know the details of every bit of you.

From the moment you wake, the smiles you make, and the taste of your lips as we lie askew…