through a haze of desperate terror
you reached and grasped a tender word
around my lips and whispered back
-i heard you when i was formed-

through the soul shudder trembling
the dust loosed and revealed
the imprints we left on each other
-in those lives gone by -

the recognizing of missing parts
spread like dew on misty dawns
vital blood pumped in time, i told you
-forgive me for taking so long-

07/22/2020