i sip my coffee (longing for you)

- Juno Vieira (Massachusetts, USA)

i love laughing when i am with you

belly churning hollars

and

my hips swaying

softly towards yours

like my body

is not scared

of yours

and

my fingertips

will not clench

with you near

because

you are so graceful

in the sunset

and

i am so glad

to have found

a friend like you

unafraid

of the silence strung between

each word

and my breath

still reeks

of bittersweet coffee

and you do not mind

because you would rather have the imprint of my lips

on the palms of your hands

anyways.