You lived
In my eyes
As a traveling teardrop
——-
In your hands
I saw the crochet work
Of love corrupted
——-
Across the room
You stood
Waiting for my words
To roll out the red carpet
——-
The night
Came to pass
In the space
Between our raised eye-brows
——–
The stars
Put to sleep
My passions; reawakened
——–
Sunshine stooped
To enter
Our eyes lowered
In mutual shame
——–
Those words
You dropped
Like coins in a box
Now clink, whenever
I call out your name
——–
These tears
Fall on the floor
And turn into
Letters of love
——–
Let me leave
These words
In your heart
As bookmarks
Of our love