ever so  s l o w l y

And she looks at me
like she doesn't know
the way her body
curls like a snake
around itself, cooling.
ever so  s l o w l y
until the gloved hand
is intangable smoke.

And she reaches for me
like a gold lioness
back of my neck
in her teeth inside
her candlelit circle.
ever so  s l o w l y
until our eyes meet
freeing ourselves.

And she says goodbye
like a storm's retreat
her rains flying onward
away, hair the breeze
gaze the rain.
ever so  s l o w l y
until I'm left
silanced and wet.



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