Saliva is a convection current / hot like blood / dragged /  bubbled to the surface / burst like pomegranate through teeth / swallowed by pigeons / wings flustered / pink gullet / innards of a blessing / seeds of rosary // I hold you // between my fingers / between my teeth of a bird / sanguine sentimentality // you hold me // with your tongue / to walk down your words is a dream / sleep can’t forget / the feathers thrown / across the room your sky / is yellow / and the sun / is deep blue