Good for Me

I like him

like having a good hair day...like him
like having a bad hair day and still gettin compliments...like him
the mailbox is full and none of it bills...like him
like finding the perfect pair of shoes and a handbag on sale...like him

like wanting him to not be there
cuz the forehead kiss warms my cheeks
scent all in my pillows
tickles me & sometimes feels
just like him...like him

like running in circles
counting backwards
replaying the morning sunrise
he rises
breathes me
my love
roller coasting
down his back
to his toes
re-routes to his fingers
cuz they wanna be loved
found passion
traveling through my locs
deep, Sahara desert
tribal dancing
across my scalp...like him

like the diet I don't need to be on
cuz the 10 pounds I could probably lose
fills my dresses
hips sway from work to the kitchen
to jeans chillen
watchin the game
lettin him hold the remote
cuz he'll ask me to hand him something
just to see all of me move
he says I'm beautiful...like him

like knowing we both get hot when we sleep
so opposite sides work for us...like him

like mathematical problems
cuz I'm already 2
add him
and we could make 4...like him

like flaws & all
we know each other's buttons
I won't touch his
& he don't touch mine...like him

cuz see
we don't mind
the no good days
the alarm freaklishly didn't go off
spilled breakfast on the table
left lunch at home
realized half way to work days

childlike knowin
do it or say it
love it or leave it
tryin to get the best of each moment
we take it
make it
ours
stamp of soul approval
rock it during every season
cuz IT just don't go out of style

like resurrection
cool breezes
360 degrees
Spinners hummin
Just as long as we have love
touchin hearts
unconditional
every aspect fulfilled
goin back in time
confessin
answerin the Shirelles
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Yes
singing Lenny Williams
"Girl you know I...I...I...I love you
No matter what you do"
putting the moonlight on my finger
eases me to sleep...like him

like im strong enough to be without him
and he digs that...like him
like he knows he's gotta work for his place
& once he's there, i won't doubt him
cuz it takes some serious work to get there...like him
like ive experienced a lot of first with him
& im woman enuf to admit it
& he's man enuf to hold it
cuz we gon only be real with each other...like him

I like him
like newly formed rainbows
that perfect pair of jeans
sleeping in on the weekend
like 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
that song that comes on every time im sad
& it picks me up cuz it, like him, has perfect timing

I simply like him

Snow Days

Trapped in the house
Forced to face it
to clean it
to organize it
to make calls
to remove numbers
send emails
finish projects
embrace the silence
loving your own company
learning more about your family
missing your friends
it started as a much
needed break
but now
in the 9th hour
the time changes
the mirror turns
the reflection is you
Snow
God's way of making you
be exactly who you're suppose to be
when no one else is around