Sugar on Your Lips

Candle-gloss windows, citrus in the air,

Nylon strings flick sparks along your hair.

Sidewalk turns velvet under our feet,

Every traffic light leans to the beat.

Finger-snap timing, shoulders align,

Close as a whisper, we fall into time.

Sugar on your lips—teach me the line,

Pour me your rhythm, sweet and fine.

Hold me a little, don’t let it slip,

Write my name in honey with your kiss.

Timbales shimmer like silver rain,

Brass draws halos around your name.

Perfume like summer on a satin dress,

Every step you take answers yes.

Finger-snap timing, shoulders align,

Close as a whisper, we fall into time.

Sugar on your lips—keep me in time,

Turn this sidewalk into a shine.

Hold me a little, don’t let it slip,

Paint the night with sugar on your lips.

Count it—one, two—let the colors rise,

Hands in the heat, city in our eyes.

Nylon curves drawing circles slow,

We meet the downbeat—there we go.

Sugar on your lips—write it in light,

Carry me, summer, through the night.

Hold me a little, promise you’ll stay,

Sugar on your lips—take me away.

Curtains breathe easy, ice rings the glass—

We keep the sweetness as the hours pass.