Monotone

A shaft of white from a parted curtain,
Teardrop on an old pillow
Fingers made dark by night
Half a pillow away from you

My heart empties itself in tears
And strangles me.

Darkness muffles
Like a hag in a rough tattered blanket
Disheveled

Deep breaths as I lust
This unknown moment
Yielding, sighing and then still

Wet-with tears

A foolish hope
To be forever bathed in this moment
Wanting something, feeling nothing
A shadow soaked in rain

Sunrise
Tears stop

Sameness
Falls.