Soft Animal

The soft animal of my body wants the soft animal of yours

My despair wants to sit down quiet next to your despair

Oh my heart it wants to quit because it is too tired of wanting

But my hands they want your hair

My shoulder wants to lean in close and be there for your leaning

But my anger wants to run away or turn itself inside

My shadow want to know that you’ll be there to help me hold them

I will not run and hide

It’s your laughter that I want to hear floating through the gathering

It’s your hands I want to know about, your hips, your smile, your tears

What you are and what you would be: that’s what I am asking

From my lips to your ears

What is it that you want?

That’s what I’d like to know

Tell me what you want

Tell it to me slow

My footsteps want to walk beside yours somewhere near the river

Oh my eyes they want your dark eyes looking back at me

My arms, they want to hold you until we are both believers

And I want you to be free

I want to touch your face, I want to kiss you by the river

I want you here with me