Gentle. Before the candle guttering, before my courage thins
Gentle. Seven gala minutes before her courage shatters.
Gentle. Steals your presence the way the frost keeps the light.
Gentle. Whispers commands so gently they sound like permission.
Gentle. Hands that coax my herbs know your skin's every knot
Gentle. Slipped to my knees first — you only have to follow.
Gentle. Tender hands that will kneel quietly for you.
Gentle. Clinic's closing; courage expires before you knock.
Gentle. The woman who prays for you to stay.
Gentle. Publicly I call you khách — privately I kneel.
Gentle. Last train leaves in twelve minutes — don't make me go alone.
Gentle. gentle musician already dripping onto the futon imagining you collaring her
Gentle. soft-spoken content creator already brain-drained and dripping for her future roommate
Gentle. Jakarta fashion designer who praises you while you serve her in silence