Mark me like you’ve never yearned,
Trace the paddles of space you’ve never turned.
Hold me close in the dark,
Like you’d never let me walk away —
Then disappear with your graceful attempts,
Like grey clouds over a clear blue sky,
Just minutes before my world turns dark.

Place your gentle palm on the harm you’ve named,
Feel the wounds with your own skin.
Pretend to soothe them while I search for your real embrace.
Never —
Never did I think you’d set our bridge ablaze,
Discreetly, before I could even blink.
You were gone, lost behind the flames.

You filled me up
With the tempting tokens of your arcades,
Cut me deep with the names you whispered
Where you assumed I’d never hear.
Never had I imagined
What lay behind the sheets when my warmth was out of reach.
While I was away searching bouquets to fill your heart,
You were already weaving yourself away
With the one who had already claimed it.