Go and try to call her name

And she will use her silence

To fill your mouth and shush.

An embrace that goes all over,

A devoted lover pushing to flush

Every nook and tuck of skin

Every single strand of hair

You never even knew you had.

Strange eyes look on and speak

Of the life they've found, a life

That bears the pressure, that

Builds everything from her

Suffocating silence.

It's not a skill your breath

Has the patience for.

You can't call

Your lover's name

And so

Your light

Goes

Out,

And she remains.