waking up

you woke me up this morning
to swallow a glass of bitterness
and dress me up in red and blue

choking on too much water and too much help
i say yes to lying with my face in the pillow
can you hear me now?

i woke you up this morning
with love in my heart and time on my mind
too much too little…too late?

encountering resistance
no No NO!
i can’t hear you any more

together we came apart
apart we come together
nurture our hurts and still

hugs and kisses we both need
i love you i love you too
trust on two sides of a closed door

waking up