softly
You are gone and yet remain
beneath the search of anxious fingers
reading, learning, softly finding you
No longer here and yet you are
beneath my eyes, ever mapping you
waiting, quivering, softly shimmering
You have gone and yet remain
beneath a meeting, anticipating
kisses taking, giving, softly feeding
No longer here and yet you are
beneath the fire of heated whispers
panting, breathing, softly pleading
You are gone and yet remain
beneath the lunging, plunging cries
rising, sinking, softly dying
No longer here and yet you are
beneath the languishing, lingering scent
descending, mixing, softly blending
You are gone and yet remain
beneath the gasping, final vanishing
In you, beside you, softly with you
No longer here and yet you are
beneath remembered, secret interludes
reaping, sleeping, softly keeping.
