Longing

Longing
Originally uploaded by Anantya.

still
again
alone
...and there's an ache only our bones know how to sing
to the mute chilly silence of our longing skin
one pillow too many and 7 (slow) kisses too few
warmth but no fire
fields but no flowering
tears but no flowing
to alone for loneliness
to rich this purple secret pain
shadows hug memories better
here
softness becomes sharp (and flat)
here
gender's lament lost on cool deaf cotton
and still
this ache for all together would melt
if we weren't
still
again
alone