I bend
and you extend,
collarbones to the ceiling.
Beads of sweat glisten
and the whole world watches.
Vinyl catching fire
beneath the curling and scuffing
of our toes.
Struggling against each other
to gain control.
You leap out of reach
and I am distorted,
left alone to face piano trills
and nameless faces.
I grasp blindly but of course
you find me,
trapping me in the fermata.
I break free and spin for the wings
but you snatch my slender wrist.
My veins bulge as the music turns desperate,
a spattering of minor chords
as my heart breaks,
and a major longing emerges.
A lift to the heavens and I taste the sun
again were in sync.
Wrists sprained and lungs deflated
we continue this endless waltz
for the rest
of
time.