There is blood on the brain,
Your hair on my floor,
Your glass still on my table
To evidence the night before.
You were a kindness,
My fantasy, my misery;
Blowing smoke out of the open door.
Brief surrender under the shelter of
Our shared and selfish storm.
You brushed your teeth in the mirror,
Heard you sing as you tied your shoes.
It was all you as you stared at your phone,
As I disappeared from your easy view.
You were vague and authentic,
Quick to the bone; the truth.
A desert scene of transparency-
I held you high and soft
Beneath the neutral moon.
There is warmth after rain
From where your light came through.
Sat here again, a drink in hand,
Toasting the shadow of you.
C