Was that your breath which
riffled the waters,
shivered me, made me pull up
my collar?
Was that your whisper which
I strained to hear,
craning my neck amidst
busy-ness?
Was that your touch which
tightened my scrotum and
made me sweat on a
cold night?
Was that your laugh which
sent me stupidly searching
the dense heave of a
dark bar?
Was that your face which
I glimpsed from a crowded bus,
hemmed in and unable to
get off?
Was that you?
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I liked this…
I seem to have missed this one, and it is now a favorite. The urgency contained in the words is like an itch beneath the skin.