Rebirth the Night to Day

Meet me in the river
and let the tide take us
to a submarine field of
dandelions drizzled with light,
and alight ourselves as
we breathe in the fresh water.

Meet me in the desert
and let our thirst consume us,
let the wind wear us down
to mere humanity
until our only thoughts are
the crackle of dunes shifting
slowly over our bodies
as we become the sand.

Meet me in the tallest tree
right where the tips of the leaves
meet the sun and
we will jump down, down
to the forest floor where
stencils of our bodies mingle
in the musty foliage,
the fallen with the fallen.

Meet me in the deepest cave
and we will extinguish all lights
so only our inhalation
and the echo of earth
can be heard as condensation
above drips onto our
goosebumped skin and we
embrace the darkness.

Meet me in the sunrise
and wear only a strip of
the brightest stained glass
from the highest steeple window
so our colors will dance along
the pastures and clock towers
and our smiles together will
rebirth the night to day.