The sun rose

thawing the atmosphere,

dissipating the same

through fog and blood

It’s quiet light filtered in

through the window, and,

elegantly, it crawled along the sheets

as a benevolent wraith

across our bodies

We tried to continue

dreaming hidden visions

projected on our eyelids,

but a shift came

from black to red

washing the image away

And when we opened our tired eyes

we looked not past

one another

- First draft written on Friday, the 18th of June, 2010, when I was home and newly in love -