Arms open wide
under the hum
of burning stars,
Breezes nose
My silhouette
For your scent
I fill my lungs with air
Steel my muscles
Wind rumbles
To a raging roar
Flames bullet
From the sky,
Tiny fireballs
Spearing my flesh
Tattered dress flaying
My screaming wounds
I close my eyes,
Unable to feel your touch
Unable to hear your voice
But our vows remain,
Etched as ever
The earth knows
I know
You know
There’s a gust in the world
That has our combined breath
It’s tasted our kisses
Felt our warmth
Heard our whispers
Knows our names
I exhale,
Look into the fires,
Tiny beads
Of golden glory
Honor their strength
With my own,
Chest swollen,
For I am love,
Even alone,
And I pour it into the wind
As wholly as I poured it
Into you
Quiet drapes around me
In raw mourning
Forcing the flames back
To their homes
In the black silk
The breeze softens
Warm, humid,
It laps at my skin,
Caresses my face
Forgives my solitude
And folds me
Into the whispering skirts
Of its embrace
