Poem: Art for We by Eve Van Dyke

Art for We ​

Words by  Eve Van Dyke 
Image by Nora Schaefer
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​I like to make art with you at night in our bed
when we're cold
and one finds the way to warm the other
I like to make art with you when I'm alone in my head
After a long day of typing
And thinking
I make art with you when teeth grind
and Doors slam
and neighbors hear.

I make art with you when I find that one little pinch
to make us laugh
...Or when we make art into the early morning
starting in the late night, between sleep.
I make art with you when I'm dreaming.
Dreaming of wake and dreaming of sleep and dreaming dreams of
futures and wide open living.
I like to make art with you when you write and I listen
I make art with you when the sun's glare is too much and we seek shade
Dripping rides up and down hills, winding roads into green worlds undiscovered
​Making art with you when it feels good and feels bad too.
I only make this art
for you.