this is such a soft love
held together by red yarn
two souls and twenty fingers
wrapped around and around
again
keeps you safe and keeps
you warm
gives you something
to rely on
lean back on
hold in the middle of the night
when it gets cold
and it seems here in this town
it’s always cold
always dark
always scary
so you leave a light on and
keep the switch
in his back pocket
because you know
you’ll be able to find it when
you come back home
to him and this place full
of wolves and trees
with monsters in between
the moon and the shadows
and you