mikrey:

he traces the shivering skin with his lips
and his breath spells out a question
a plea
a 'do you trust me?' against a rib
and it's loud and makes you want to cry

because, by gods, you do
you've never trusted anyone
quite the same way as him
and you probably never will
and you don't ever want to

because he's your one and only
and your bond goes deeper than 'trust'
your heart beats as his does
one organ in different bodies

you'd have it no other way
would you?

and isn't that the same as him asking
whether out loud or not
'do you trust me?'

(you do
you always will
you'd never have it another way)