one.
your mouth still holds the taste of watermelon
bursting across your tongue.

two.
your hand clenches, spelling it out
because when you can't speak, you sign.

three.
you forget that i'm colorblind
and you're a rainbow. i can't see you.

four.
you tell it to my left ear: "i love you."
i smile on the right. you can't see me either.

five.
you smell like a bonfire and pen ink
because you burned all the letters i wrote.