The absence of you.
Everything happened so fast that night
We sneaked through the streets, laughed and hold each other close
The cars cut the curbs, you were scared
I laughed, we were high and sometimes looked down
on our expectations, on cobblestones and seeds.
Wild gaze, a hurricane to come
Body moved. Hair, eyes, mouth and clothes
You had never seen the deer, you said
the hoofs and horns. I tasted your words.
I tasted the distance, the differences.
I was waiting for the hurricane.
Though there were only a few low and tender waves.
Slowly, they settled over all the dryness
Warm, friendly and loving. I wanted to stay
Still, the floor hit us so hard, darkness around us.
I looked for my sight, dragged my hands along the ground.
I felt the horns with the flesh of my thumb.
The deer jumped to the roof before the car hit,
windows, glass and wheels everywhere.
The sea struck, sand between nails and clothes that fluttered
I could not find your eyes, your craving for my touch.
He pulled me through
hurrying off, my legs did not meet the ground.
Blood flowed, sweat tore. I was angry and confused
but still, all I could see
was the silent warm absence of you.