You melt in my arms

You melt in my arms

And a wisp of cool air

Wafts over my skin

Ruffling every hair

They bow

One by one

At the passing

Quivering

In the vortex

As absence

Is a conflict

Of undercurrent

A whirlpool

Of uncertainty

You were there

If only for a moment

The softness of your hand

On mine

The familiar curve

Of your neck

The helter skelter

Of happy freckles

Running up your shoulder

The gentle rise of breathing

Against my chest

Carry me away

I dance alone

Without you.