Potted Plant

I want to bring you home like a potted plant,
keep you in the sun, water you, watch you
grow and breathe your air. Like a potted plant,
your roots would grow denser by the day;

as would mine, growing together with you
in this cozy little pot. We’ll dream
about budding and blooming as our roots
twine themselves around each other. We’ll stake
out a garden where we can sit
through the snow and endure the frost–

at least until spring rains come
and sprouts awaken from our soil
in anticipation of coming summer suns.