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breathing shallow
I hear you whisper
in my inner ear...
soft, too soft
giving me a chill
inside my soul,
inside my heart
and through every
nerve and capillary
in my body.
Your words are like
the icy knives
of a winter river
making me gasp for air
beg for air
but falling under
fighting against the current of emotion
gushing...
spilling...
from your mouth
to cover me
over and over again
washing my skin
with your breath,
humid and sweet
against my neck...
close
but not close enough
never close enough
in the night
when no lights shine
through my window
bright enough
to see your face.