The Stages of Falling in Love with Her
One
When I meet her we bask in the rays of the sun
Weaving thorns into golden summer crowns
She is tapping hymns on my palm
We swim in the depths of each other's minds
Two
She slowly becomes the cursive writing in my bible
Spelling out “lovely” over and over
I like the way it curves into oblivion
Three
My pastor asks me where I see god today
And I knot my tongue from speaking about her
And the way
Her kisses taste like swallowing a halo
Her lips breath life into proverbs
Smiling sweet honey tones
Who needs god when I have her
Four
We spend the night
Lips mouthing prayers in my ear
While singing sins on my skin
Sitting in tilted silence
Dreaming of god
With our bodies as the churches
When she says I love you
I am silent
Charlotte Edwards is a poet based in Nashville, TN. She spends her time drinking too much hot chocolate and writing pandemic poetry. She is currently an intern at Southern Word where she hopes to grow her abilities as a writer in hopes of one day becoming a renown poet.