The air my lungs grows stagnant Between heartbeats Heartbeats that dance As he pumps it in his hand Squeeze release. Squeeze release Slowly, fluidly Keeping time with his own Basking in the moments between moments Increasing and decreasing at his will By his hand Rolling on the sea of tympani The music of his heart Bleeds life into my own Riding the crescendo Between the stillness Hidden in the silence of time