by Lindsey Marie Stormo

Simple comforts are the prettiest things on earth. Photo by Mandy Wiebe

I want to map your insides.
Every atom.
Every turn.
Of every nerve.
The cells of your past,
the hands of your future,
the eyes I now know.

Maps to melt
the bombs of your back
to molasses,
dark as your eyes.
Maps to feed
the child in you,
to feed
the child in me.

I want to map your insides!
Every thought.
Of every wish.
Of every day.
The words of your past,
the walks of your future,
the eyes I now know.

North of joy, south of song
and medicine of the heart.
Maps of poetry, colors of touch,
the oak tree we have yet to find.

East and west, I want you.
East and west, I want you
to map me, too.

Lindsey Marie Stormo is a jazz singer and poet.  She has sung for audiences across the US and Europe and now lives in the Pacific Northwest.  Send any correspondence for the artist to this review for forwarding.