The last embrace

The Last Embrace

Irises shine like sunbeams
I poke into them
Till they fall into the sockets
Now look into my eyes
And speak out your fears
Hear the echo
Of those unshed tears

Come here
Let me touch you with icicle fingers
Sharp, cold
You wince
No one has ever done this

Your heat turns the tips
To steam
I have nothing left to hold
No one has ever done this

I chop off my arms
Leave them at the door
You run into their embrace
The limbs fall to the floor

You look for me in the air
A sharp wind blows
The scent of jasmine breathes
A petal falls
Like a kiss upon your cheek
You crush it in your hands
It is too delicate to withstand
Passion that is meant to perish

You go back
The door closes
I pick up the arms in my mouth
Like a dog carrying bones
And dig the soil with my feet
To bury them deep

If someday I return to find a tree
Spread over it like a canopy
I shall know that my last embrace
Was not in vain

~FV