How to Know if it’s Real Love
Does his hair curl in loops
luring you close
like a crooked finger
gestures, “Come here?”
Do rainbows reflect
off their wispy black sweeps?
Do your cells speak
emphatically, “YES?”
A murmur or whimper
freeing itself
from seemingly nowhere
breaks into bold laughter
You speak in tongues
like a contented cat
Sigh and stretch
as sounds un-spelled
are born from deep inside you
Does his kiss engage you
in rich conversation?
Do you talk
well [...]
