Antonio Wins

You,
King
of my little
world,

your smile so wide,
I wrap our home in it,

your laugh so warm
it could heat the house
all winter long.

Your music so true,
your eye so sharp,
your kitchen improvisations
so deft I could create
a million-hit internet
cooking show featuring
just you.

I would cross an LA freeway
on foot just to be
near you,

just to walk
down an empty road
or back alley
at your side.

Your massive, gentle, warm hand
touching my cool cheek
sends a nuclear fission-like
glow down my spine.

Your lush lips
draw me in
and upside down
until all the change
falls out of my pockets
and the clock loses time.

I am yours.
Queen
and subject.


~MH