something about the way
your crystalline iris'
moved me
moved time
and uncovered a void
a space, an infinite hole
splitting
my thick
concrete shell
into fragments
like a shift in the tides
i was found upturned
belly up
under the lazy midday sun
left only with
a subtle sense
like the purr of your
hot breath
behind my ear
a reminder
that i'm not hard
not cold
and i can't keep pretending
to be