the daylight was fraying at the edges
as each page burned brightly in her hand
walking too fast for her feet to meet pavement
slabs with a regular beat
she stumbled and spilt the words on to the ground
“not” landed next to “now”
“love” to a distant “desire”
“loss” laying with “aspire”
all her words scattered
not saying a sound

everyone saw
everyone knew
each shining you
to each shinning you

The words were fraying at the edges
as she scurried and grasped them in her hand
heart beating too fast for the seconds to
keep a clear count
They stuck to her hands with all the sweat and hurry
“look” next to “up”
“love” to a near “desire”
“loss” laying with “aspire”
all the words she scattered
in her worry

And she saw
and she knew
that shinning you
to shinning you

his shadow was firm at the edges
as he knelt to help collect words in his hand
exchanging silent glances as words flow
through their hands
while their fingers shuffled and danced away
“yes” next to “yes”
“love” is true “desire”
“heart” sleeps with “fire”
no words can match what
a look can say

Then they were
him and her
both shining you
to shining you