the minutes dwindled. i had just put on my socks.
we stood by the doorway of his room. only a curtain hung there; the door was too skinny to fit the frame.
the sheets were strewn in heaps, still warm.

i existed in the space between his arms, a place only for me. he whispered, his nose touched the hair by my ears, and neck.
he kissed my right cheek.
can i tell you something / his voice danced upon my earlobes
i nodded.

i’m starting to see a little magic in the world,

                                                                               thank you.

at that moment i was replaced by the sun and shone fiercely in his direction.
i lit up the dark sidewalk on the way to my car.