And This Was Our Goodbye

the night had seemed a mistake
until you found me
standing in the vined doorway
with a few of my borrowed friends
enclosing me in their circle

it was funny how you weren't there
and then you were
i barely noticed you at first
and when i did it seemed you liked the tall one
he sure fancied you

it was subtle how it happened
how i was sure you had gone with him
and suddenly there you were
reappearing with purpose
forthcoming and available

i observed as our words deepened
how you inched forward
the more alive it became
the more tangible the current
and all it took was for me to mention it

i knew you would come back with me
and i would be safe in your arms
that you would honor our experience
that you would respect me
and not expect of me or my body

without words spoken
with simply a kiss
we walked away from the chaos hand in hand
into the mystery of our experience
staying simple and playful
embracing the present

i watched you in excitement
removing your baby blue t-shirt
God you looked so gorgeous
your back perfectly formed
eventually standing beautifully in front of me
naked, peaceful, smiling

i knew ours was not for the keeping
that nothing more would come of this
at least nothing more than what was happening
so i tried to memorize the feelings and tingling senses

and in the morning
you unwrapped yourself from my body
my eyes barely opened
you kissed and whispered to me softly
so gently, to not disturb my dream-time
and so you left to your next adventure

and this was our goodbye