Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Perhaps the Saddest Song

Perhaps the saddest song
is the sound of your breath

falling delicately on my chest
like the afternoon sun
receding to bay

concealing in shadows
the hurt of this city

 —because no matter how
diminutive the distance

I will never hear you
heave a sigh

aching
to be relieved by my own.

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