I haven’t touched you in 3 years
Because I couldn’t handle the flames that scorched my skin.
But here you are,
Curled up against my body,
Hands running through your hair
And legs intertwined.

I don’t feel it anymore
That raging inferno that hovered just under your skin,
Threatening to engulf my entire being.
There are glowing embers now,
Nevertheless my hands shake
As they brush trails down your arms
And I think:

What I would have done
What I would have given
To be like this with you
One year ago.

But that’s over now.
You lost your gold
And gave away your sapphires

You’ve finally returned to the house that belonged to you for 3 years,
But discovered the hearth to be empty.