Teach Me to Whisper

a soft breeze of words upon my skin

Teach me to whisper
that the sounds of the words
"I love you" do not intrude
upon your heart when we dance.

Teach me to whisper
that when we embrace
words do not take the place,
of what we hear in our heartbeat.

Teach me to whisper,
that anything from our lips
are not harsh upon our ears.
Better to brush kisses upon them.

Teach me to whisper
that the words "I love you"
are already known
before we speak them aloud.