I'll be over in a minute

after light scatters beyond your door,

show up with your arms wide open

to invite me in.

Hug me,

kiss me

and tell me i'm worth something,

your purpose will be served in

kind,

as long as I keep my eyes narrowed on the floor

you will be sure

to never know.

I will walk to your bed

and claim it as my own,

roll over to press my face in your pillow,

an imprint to keep you company

when i'm gone,

wait for you to lay down next to me

because you know I never like

to be alone.

We'll talk for a moment,

idle chat,

awaiting the next moment to pass,

spread passion over these walls

with whispers cast as bouncing bullets

off our ears,

I will hold you tight and breathe you in,

lose myself in this moment orchestrated

for an empty self,

wait for you to tie my hands behind my back

and scream as all needs

are satisfied.

All the while the music will play

in loops around tangled bones,

thrusts going with each heavy beat

until love can be felt no more.

Light approaches through

the clouds

and my time is wasting away,

the shower will have to just

wash everything away,

a smile here

and little laugh there,

smells of soap and

minute-old sex will surround us both

to encase us in the moment,

a fond memory to look upon

later in my years.

I can feel your hands pull at my shirt,

eyes trapping me in this room,

a sweet feeling surrounding me as you grasp for

excuses to make me stay,

but it is the ticking that calls my name now,

drowning out your voice.

Needs are met,

desire is past,

a purpose filled in kind,

now it's off to my safer place

where you cannot follow.

But worry not,

for the wind will call your name again later on

after I have seen more beautiful sights,

this shell will empty,

shadows will dance on edge once more

and you will be desired one of these days.

For now I will think of you

as I first saw you

before colors faded to gray,

ponder on lines of your face through meaningless words.

Guilt will rule this heart

sooner or later

and I will come back to you,

but for now,

you will wait for who

I used to be

as you watch me walk away

to chase the speed

of starswept nights.