The Afterglow

The Afterglow
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The Afterglow

How long?

How long will we be
merely spirits
in each others’ lives?

The afterglow
gets to me sometimes,
you know.

It gets in my eyes,
it pulls at my heart,
it yanks at the hot middle of me.

And as much as it makes me
radiate from within,
it gnaws at my gut as well.

You can always tell
when I’m with you,
can’t you?

When we’re apart
the distance can be so deceiving,
I know, I tend to retreat into my shell.

We’ve never seen the sea together
smelled the ocean salt,
felt the tide glide past our naked ankles.

I dream of many simple things with you,
I do.
I do.

How long will we be
merely spirits
in each others’ lives?

Merely spirits.