~Missing~

it's funny
how the
simple
things can
mean the
most
in this life
you give
away

sacrifice of
a wordless
scream
shaping, reshaping
the after glow
of your
touch a
glance
is all
it takes

it breaks
like the
softest wave
of water

all that
is left
are shadows
and curves
watching
years unfurl
like the
flowers
where I
first met
you

it's here
but then
it's gone
just as
fast

everything can
change no
matter
how much
you
try
to hold
on

see,s like
I'm always
looking for
a missing
piece, trying
to get
back to
where the
wind drops
the sun
burns the
moon
and
then it
starts and
ends again

the stars
are scattered
but still turn
my secret
in the
black opal sky

~Sarah Mahina Calvello