high and low

i'm searching high and low

for what i used to know

on christmas

the child i was

still learning about love

from someone big enough

to crush me

with gleaming eyes

less than even half your sighs

hoping just to be by your side

for minutes

and jesus christ

in your mouth sounded right

enough for me to try

just like you

all those months

from the first to the last one

before the bells were rung

move so slowly

and christmas comes

sure enough it always does

and you're singing songs of love

in peace

i'm five foot ten

close to forty remembering

when you taught me what love meant

at your feet