the silence between us was like a fire
warm and crackling
cloaking our bodies.

the energy between us was like the tips of a broken wire
sparkling in the innoxious night amid the
confluence of our lips.

the secrets between us were like butterflies
confessing themselves late
at a time of darkness
eluding our lips in the tangle of words
we didn't willingly express.

but lamentably this ended
the silence broken
slit vertically down both my wrists
cutting off our intravenous connection  
the fire extinguished
the rarity ceased
the energy dulled
the wire released
our lips parted
ending like it never even started.