You are Welcome
6/22/10
I smell sunshine when I think about you
Taste the sweetness of raindrops when you cross my mind
Every day in your thoughts is a summer evening
And time melts into the distance
leaving nothing but all of you
In my space
You are welcome here
I’ve already opened the door
swept off the porch
poured the iced tea
pulled out the good chair
giving you a place to sit and sip on my thoughts
There is no need to knock
Silently ask for permission to enter this space
Come in
Sit down
Allow the vibes to twist us out of our comfort zones
And just be free
I like you
I mean I like having you take over my thinking place
You are welcome to stretch out in between the lines of my poetry
Examine them
Dissect them
Recreate them if you wish
They are technically yours
Because without you
These strings of words would not exist
I like the way you create your image of me
and how it matches my image of me
And the sound of your words etching out that vision of me
Leaves me flustered
Causing me to drop things
Stutter, stumble
Trip over my desire for perfection
Bumble over my words
Quite honestly
All the things I do on a normal day
But with you, these awkward moments are desirable
Maybe because my clumsiness is because of you
And because every time I fumble, stutter, or trip
I think of you
And the power you have to knock me off my axis
Because you see me, as I am
Appreciating
Liking
Desiring
Everything about me
Flaws and all
You stump me
Make words freeze on my tongue
Get caught up in my lips
Create brand new moments
That I can see with you
But can’t say to you
Forcing me to lean down hard on my poetry
And allow it to whisper the words I’m too shy to say
To you
So as your eyes soak in my blushing cheeks
My down turned eyes
Peeking out from underneath the curls of my lashes
I say to you
You are welcome
Please, come, sit down
Sip this glass of of my words
Free yourself of your insecurities
Until you become cool
Refreshed
Ready
You are safe here
Captured only by my words
That want only to melt free and embrace you
You are welcome
Please, Come in
And have a seat
© 2010 Brandelyn N. Castine
