all when i'd want to see white roses in their eyes
when i finish my evening run i collapse in the grass , motionless bliss and my muscles twitch and throb in a dissonant dance , tiny explosions up and down my thighs . on a day like today , beneath hazy grey skies that have never looked so clear , it seems that my heart has taken a leisure-swim through my bloodstream , an eager explorer , poundpoundpoundpounding in delight , oh look at this spot ! the bones in this knee the curve of this calf oh ! this pale scar near the ankle oh i love it oh i love it all ! , as it pulsates through a body it has never truly known . a foreign feeling , a strange sensation , it is , it is , this peaceful self content, this childlike appreciation for an extraordinary gift that i treat like a disease . and did you know that i'm learning to love through eyes that have never met mine ?