I slept in candlelight and dreamed
watched my pale skin flicker and disappear
under the surface of the water
warm around me, circles of bath oil on white curve
*...fading...*

Watched your hands slip toward the water
white porcelain under brown fingers
tip touching the steam
i can't open my eyes, can't stop seeing you there
dark eyes watching
i try not to move
i want you to look
i want you to see
know me, not from neck to knees but
from ache to need

I slept in candlelight and woke
water cold around my skin
tub like ice under my body
and i sit up
hard- startled into awake
looking for you
how could you turn and disappear in such
a small room
but you're gone now
i reach for the towel
shiver and as i dry my face
i taste your scent in the air
and smile.

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**Thanks to James, and Adam too, for their love of candles and their honest appreciation of my work.
God, or Whomever you guys wanna believe in, bless you always.**