quietly,
her jaw rests upon his shoulder,
relaxed.
her gaze,
indescribable.
a smile seemingly real,
petite but wide.

his gaze,
beaming with pleasure,
with the feeling of euphoria.

she feels it in the center,
later.
the center burns, burns.

as if her body were a statue,
eroding,
slowly.

the surge flows,
flowers and bursts,
halted by its housing.

she feels a quick shock-
defeated.