beyond the blue.

the whisper edges of my skin

tell me about air

about how it wraps around me

how it slides in and out

slipping into my veins

in small careful bubbles

and rushing out again

but i'm not sure i believe them

i'm trapped in a vacuum

and when i push

nothing stands in my way

i neither rise nor fall

just am

stupidly waving these extremities

the curved whorls of my ears

tell me about sound

how it bounces heavily

and whirls its way through the crevices

to weave a web of noise

that somehow affects my feet

and my smile

but i don't understand them

i've never heard anything

unless this constant thump-thump

counts for anything

but that is through my bones

and not my ear

and shakes me terrified

my timorous throbbing heart

tells me about love

how it sinks through the skin

and turns everything hot and wonderful

makes you beautiful

and spills laughter and tears all over

like a flood of freedom

and this i already knew

this wild swirling rush

that picks you up off the ground

and throws you into the sky

tumbling laughing crying through the blue

up and up

up up and away

this i already knew

and this i tell my heart

what comes after the blue

that soft and sparkling blue

what comes after that

but the black of emptiness

of eternity and infinity and individuality

when we broke through the barrier

and got swept away

into the empty space

between us

and so i drift

while the lovers in the blue

laugh and point out the sparkling stars

and how they seem to move