Rib

Your flesh, I enmesh.

Your heart, I embrace; your lungs, 

I softly brace

 

rising and falling like the tide.

Not lost, nor shattered

when taken from your side,

 

I linger on the shores 

of your breath

dusk or dawn, in life or death.

 

An arch, an anchor, unspoken;

a crucible of bone,

bruised yet unbroken.

 

A cradle that holds, even as it breaks.

A cup that brims,

no matter what it takes.

 

In love, forever flanking you

I cling on, in passion

fierce and true.

 

Author's Note

A woman

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

This is raw and alive—the way you hold someone in words, through every rise and fall, bruised yet unbroken. Fierce, true, and unflinching. Makes me feel the weight of love and devotion in every line.

[BuzzyB]

Thank you. Your appreciation means a lot.

[redd Brick Keshner]

This is so beautiful to read🕊️🙏🏻

[BuzzyB]

Aww thank you! I'm so happy it touched you.

[redd Brick Keshner]

Indeed, it did 🕊️🙏🏻