Your breath beclouded the windowpanes
and your eyes looked a thousand miles away
My mouth was full of unanswered questions
Sometimes all I see is a dream I once knew
so close — yet so far beyond
Reaching out from the inside, as far as I can touch
Feeling your skin whisper from where you’ve been
I close my eyes and let the memories in
But no matter how hard I squint —
I can’t see why you’re gone
Your heartbeat fills the hovering silence,
but I struggle to make out the unspoken words
An audible sigh fills the silence between heartbeats ;
the memory of your hot breath on the windowpanes
has turned to tears
The sheets are cold as winter, where you once glowed
the pull of the full moon leaves my eyes wide open
Dappled moonbeams shimmer on the windowsill
I hear the waking silence between my heartbeats —
… but you’re no longer here