i once wrote you a letter
across the sky
in the wind
above trees
over you

i wrote in it
with my whispers
that i loved you
the way
the clouds loved the monsoon
making them fall away
a shattering
separation

you watched my smile
as you took my soul away
for a moment
the letter
hanging in the spaces
between our careless
fingers
being held against the sky

you measured your hand
against my own
kissing my fingertips
at the center of your own

couldn't i take away
the words
scarring your wrists
and weighing down your eyes
the way i wanted to
with words
and listening

i let you fall away
when you left
and now i can't say
words that sound
like an apology
hanging at the end of the letter
over me
underneath you
in the sky