Florida Palm -

Darling I find you careless

Hiding underneath a table

Hugging four legs that ain’t your parents'

Your cheeks against the floor

I could give you both of my arms

Press your breasts into my palms

And i could give you all of the calm

And shade of a florida palm

I have been looking for simple

Forms of understanding

How mountains were torn down and cities were built

If life would be different without all of the guilt

That coastal lovers have learned

When they realize that sand can burn

The arches in your feet

And the land locked air you breathe

I could give you both of my arms

Press your breasts into my palms

And i could give you all of the calm

And shade of a florida palm

Winter came as heavy

Snow on New Jersey

I will shovel your walkway

If you make me something hot to drink

I wear my coat like a heavy skin

To keep my true form hidden

The snow it seems to be boiling

When for you i play the part of a man