no, i don’t remember when your name was the only sound
my mouth could pronounce, when my limbs held
the love of only you. i don’t know how
you saw me the first time, or held me.
but i think whatever connects us
is cosmic. i think the stars will return you to me.
no, i don’t know where you are now, exactly,
or what is in your mind. maybe you are screaming,
maybe you are weeping, maybe you are
cursing at me. but i lean my head upon your
shoulder cautiously, like a mouse ready to flee
and, without looking down,
you tilt your chin slightly
so my head is nestled gently on your jaw
and that is how i know some part
of you still loves me.
for now, this is enough.
for now, my heart is calm.