when I’m close to you this way,
the breath exhaled now as constant
as the wind whispering through our seams.
There’s a silence between each breath,
a stillness I sometimes forget to hold,
that used to matter to me the most.
Being able to witness the world
around us and inside you cease,
being able to hold its essence
within my every molecule.
Just a few words can light this torch,
the ripples can cause a damage
far beyond earthly bodies,
beyond the beauty your words
always knew how to weave.
Yours have been the entity linking us,
mine were much more visible,
a mist surrounding what I really am,
but you saw what remains after
words can no longer stand guard
and chose to stay closer than ever
To absorb every single longing
when I touch you this way,
the warmth coursing through our veins
is a constant breathless whisper.
There’s a silence between each one,
a motionless tapestry that matters more
to me than anything we’ve lost to be here.
Being able to note the stillnes,
cradling the entire universe inside you,
being encased with your essence.
Just a moment can ripple
far beyond earthly bodies,
beyond the stars your words
know how to place through my eyes.
Yours have been like torches
guiding us through a dark valley,
through the invisible marrow that links
us between this life and every other.
You saw something shimmer there, though,
something that made you hold me
closer than you ever have before.
