Friday, March 27, 2020

I remember
the sounds in your chest.
I remember
the sounds from your stomach.

I'd lay
resting my head on you somehow.
You'd laugh, (or exhale, I was never sure)
I never knew if it was something funny
you were reading
or just the sound of a sigh.

I'd think about each breath in and each breath out
and each beat
that you heart'd stretch for.

e.c