We sat close on the way
feeling you for
the first time

comfortable with your hands
brushing my leg
in the dark

Your now-familiar scent
hangs loosely in
the breeze with

the abandoned playground's
cold mist spraying
us away

and underneath blankets
Our clothes painted
on the floor

I've nearly forgotten
my heart's rhythm
to your lips

with the TV muted
illuminate
our bodies

soaking in the faint glow
"helpless" you laughed
looking down

I wanted to be there
helpless for you
Hopeless me

Aching to believe it
when you told me
you loved me