Games Like Us

I love
how our clothes tell stories in the dark
tall tales of battles
left scattered on the carpet
or ghosts sliding under the eaves
to prickle your skin
like braille under my fingers
and how
they play games
like hide and seek
chasing skin
over sheets and blankets
and how your buttons disappear
under my command
like toy soldiers off to war
tagging our shadows
across the floor
and into the corners
of each other
where the moon spills us out
in little pieces
and the stars tumble -
silver clad jacks through our fingers.