I watch you
Lying next to me
You touch bright places
In the web of memories
I reach out
Hesitating
Not daring yet to touch
I fear
That flesh leaves bone
Parting
As we once did
Meant to be together
And yet...

My hand withdraws
From that sunken cheek
Denying its urge
To trace the shape
Of what was once there
Long gone now
As too are you
Though here you are