My foot failed to catch the step;
Your calming hand clasped my elbow;
With a glance, half a smile;
My heart bounced forward
not missing the fall.
That gentle wave of knowing.
The thought of familiar.
The memory of your scent.
The memory of your intimate touch.
Never will my heart stop feeling.
To my mind, you belong to me alone.
Perhaps also to yours.
A shame that is not the way
as I continue alone.