Unbreakable bond

[Keith]

First light that falls on open eyes,
scatters into saucers,
settling like silver returning
to the deepest part of black.

I held that moments careful quiet,
gripped by translucent fingernails
so small, so imperfectly real.
Inhaled your sweet and perfect pale
that deepened scent of skin revealed.
My breath spread incantations
that promised you my touch.

The kiss I forged on your forehead
would only let in dreams, tell stories
of the worlds we’d weave and all
the songs they’ll come to sing.