the sky cracked a little
and hope shone in
your hand on my back we look forward
and hear the blackbirds sing
Moments
avoiding
the woman standing at the bus stop
with two empty cat-carrier cases
is not making eye contact with the world
year three quarters done
autumn beginning
winds freshen, a first spitting
still you are not here
we were distant
we were distant
but our hearts quickened the same
blood pumped
sweat ran
in my mind
I breathed your breath
hummingbird
I was thinking of you
and a hummingbird flew into the kitchen.
I had to tell you.
the you-shaped space
the you-shaped space within my arms
aches my chest with emptiness
soon? one day? it is all unknown
seasons change – do you?
sunrise streaks yellow
breeze from the sea to the mountains
the first drops of autumn
I slipped
I slipped in the shower
thinking of you
I tripped on the staircase
thinking of you
I think I can now quite unsafely say
I’ve fallen for you
in the shadow
in the shadow gold
cheekbones, hair and eyes
I breathe slow, breathless
the sunrise
the sunset is its promise;
the sunrise is its coming true
