Spring light settling on my skin Cigarette between fingers Pool reflects a tilted sky Clouds that sink and drift below Smoke dissolves in open air The world won't settle anywhere Nothing really stays Nothing quite fits Smoke still drifting where the clouds used to be Cold plastic pressed against the skin Tape that pulls against the arm A drip that counts what clocks forget Needle resting, still and calm Body held in stillness here The weight of something barely there Something shifts in what I see Something opens and goes still Smoke still drifting where the clouds used to be Footsteps cut across the grass Shadow passes through the water Wind moves slowly, finds no edge A smile shifts the air between us No words fall now Just the world holding its shape Silence leans a little closer Silence moves through us now Smoke still drifting where the clouds used to be Smoke and breath find the same air again Water slips through skin and poolside blue Drip line breaks into daylight Edges dissolve between us here The distance folds without a word Only motion keeps us near Smoke still drifting where Smoke still drifting where the clouds used to be the clouds used to be Smoke still drifting where the clouds used to be the clouds used to be the clouds used to be
