I remember
forearm
bracelet
adorned
cotton cuffs
black trousers
handsome
hellos
highballs
oysters
bubbles and
story
cigars and
Burgundies
twilight
and daybreak
Egyptian cotton
ironed by
body creases
I
now know
good-bye
bitterness
weighted
heaviness
loves
anguish
your
back
disappearing
into
night
why are
hellos
so sweet
and
good-byes
so
sour
We
bought
these
tickets
months
ago
we
road
this
train
to the
end of
the line
at first
we were
giddy
foolish
hungry
for
adventure
now
we’re
tired
cramped
aching
to
disembark
why
is
the
destination
always
disappointing
when
the
journey
was
inspiring
why
have
blossoming
hearts
lost
their
blooms
we’ve
placed
the last
point
at
the
end
of our
sentence
period
Dusk
quiet
laying
smiling
white
linen
draped
across
a tawny
torso
watching
unbuttoning
shirt
peeling
off
cotton
arms
outstretched
welcoming
eyes
yearning
and lips
asking
final
daylight
slivers
over
your
shoulder
streaking
your
face
in crimson
you’re
my
blanket
my
comforter
Across
eggs and
coffee
seeing you
remembering
it
them
those
laughter
rabbit kisses
darkness and
daybreak
flannel
soap and
toothpaste
can
a
lifetime
be
only
one
day
Others
have
caught
my
attention
but you
keep
it
others
have
felt
my
heart
but you
hold
it
others
have
looked
at
me
but you
see
others
have
me
be
what
they
want
but
you
ah
you
you
let
me
be
me
Base
white
absent
of your
color
washed
on walls
of
heart
pure
fundamental
why
must
you
stain
me with
your
color
painting
your
house
with
me
when
I am
already
a
color
Late
last night
a hummingbird
flickered
fluttered
just above your
heart
hovering
above
love
cushioning
the
crush
of
affection
intimacy
exposure
alighting
there
this
hummingbird
is the
harbinger
of
hope
