Saturday, May 9, 2026

The third of you

I followed

gladly I followed

your footsteps

through the streets

the alleys dimmed

by building shadows

and labyrinthine paths

I held in my heart

the past images

of you in a striped shirt

while we danced

at the fair

or when you looked

simply looked at me

from across the room

and I was yours

but this time

when we emerged 

into a courtyard

where the building facades

were married with vegetation

and we came to a pause

at a door and a line

to wait for entry

I felt a whimper in my chest

as you were two steps

ahead of me

but you looked back to me

held out your hand

motioned for me

and the world was heaven

as you took my hand


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