Keep you

Can I keep you, she said.
You’ve always had me, he replied.

Spell

you think it’s my words that have you hooked and hanging
but as I dip into another line, I watch you fall for the curves of my mouth
I feel you hum, as the sound of my tongue wraps and rolls over every verse
and as I cast my eyes, you lock on, familiarising yourself with my every fleck
you think it’s my words, but I know what –
you think it’s my words, but I know how to catch you