You've never
Been this
Close to
A guy before,
You know,
Physically?
You've never
Ridden a horse
Before, either-
Yeah, you've
Seen movies,
With horsees
(And guys)
In them-
Still,
You don't
Have any
Real
Comparison
To the feeling
Of riding on
Inuyasha's
Back
As he lopes
Along barefoot,
One move
Flowing
Effortlessly
Into
Another,
Like water-
While you
Hold on
Tight,
Now fast,
Now slow,
Somewhere
In-between-
Tireless-
Keeping up
A steady
Rhythm-
Pale hair
Whipping
Back into
Your face,
Smelling of
Woodsmoke,
Sweat,
And
Him-
You've even
Gotten used
To when he'll
Leap out into
Empty space –
No warning,
Just, "Whoop!"
Now airborne
Now touching
Lightly the
Ground,
A tree branch,
A cliff-face
Building
Momentum
As he goes-
You can't
Look,
But that brief
Feeling of
Weightlessness,
Of freefall-
Clinging
To the body
Of another,
Suspended
Midway,
Between
Heaven
And Earth-

(Is this what
Love feels like?)