Domino

Some secrets need to be kept
As buried treasures in a sea of guilt.
Message in a bottle not thrown to sea—
Buried, miles underneath the earth.
Decomposing.

Each thought like a time capsule,
To be sent to no one, to be opened never.
For each word spoken, a thousand thoughts
Forgotten, a million feelings aborted.
That’s dangerous to know.

There’s no safety in a kiss like this.
Faces pushing together before departure.
Those eyes, never so close, never
So bright. Going to imaginary places.
Unpredictable.

Kiss me.
Take that moment, recycle it. Reuse
What you can when the moment is right.
When the moment is wrong, do it still.
That’s dangerous to know.