When the sun is a glimmer of pink
Stabbed by black shadows of treetops
I breathe the memory of your breath in the darkness,
The ether that held you moments before,
And all future’s plans
That weigh on undercurrents
Of what ifs

We’ll have our day
Hands linked
Faces sore
With smiles
As we voice our vows
And send laughter searching
Through layers of wind
For the first whispers of our love
So long ago
For there is a breeze that knows us
Has heard everything there is to hear
And continues on
Through everything unseen
To one day wrap around us
In a day of possibility
When all that matters
Is your skin on mine
The leap of faith
Commitment of life
And love
That will shatter extinction

I sit upon the skirts of nightfall
The intention of my pursed lips
Ghosting into a butterfly fluttering into the air,
A kiss searching for your mouth

Until then.