I met you in the night
Shining like a knife on the table beside my bed
I rested my face in your hands
and you knew all there was to
ever understand
Your breath brushed across my skin
and it rose to greet you
Like the waves to the wind
How torn I was in your presence
The bittersweet knowledge that
lies in your existence
I had only this
Not a smile
or the press of your lips
For the longest of moments
I watched you fade
as I sank to the bottom,
and you floated away.