I am so deep
I'm like a submarine
or a Mars rover—
signal relay
has a delay.
Mind so engrossed
trying to hold myself
together
Under So Much Pressure.
Here—
you hold these
parts of me—
and I'll hold yours
Together.
We will withstand
as long as we can:
This ocean,
This vacuum
of Space;
Emptiness;
Chaos.
Our very embrace
adds order to Nature,
creates warmth,
perpetuates motion,
consciousness.
But I never learned How
to Hold
anyone.
Your patience
is Love
like I have never known:
A gravity
pulling me into orbit,
holding me
Together.
