Just A Shadow
Perry Kay
hand in hand but my fingers are cold
and empty
the wind sends your hair into my face
i bite down;
maybe to swallow a part of you
or maybe to recapture the ‘us’
that is slowly slipping away
chapped lips on honey strands but
my tongue stays parched; dry
and through your oversized hoodie
that smells like a stranger’s cologne
i hear your heart beat to a new sound,
traitor
you don’t have to be across the ocean
or a million miles away
to not be here
we could be sitting side by side
shoulder to shoulder; still shivering
and skin hugging skin
that once would light a fire
of burning desire
now tugs at brittle bars
and my insides are frozen
my heart is hollow
and yours is lying in someone else’s bed
and the space where you sit
is just a shadow
of melting promises
i kiss your cheeks and my lips taste air