telling time

in a room with darkened
lights smoky breaths
we get intoxicated
on each others' bodies
ever so slowly
the ruminations are worn
a second while we undress
ourselves
ever so slowly
ever so slowly our steps
patter down crunchy
sidewalks
ever so slowly
we walk into the past
clasping fingertips by the fireplace
ever so slowly
lighting our deaths
under skies populated
by unfeathered ravens
in search of warmth
for it is spoken
ever so slowly
and breathe
ever so slowly
by the warmth of youth
ever so lightly
fingertips touch
the memories of the futures beheld
ever so slowly
the ice melts
we hack at it looking
for undiscovered words
discovered once upon a time
by nervous fingers touching
another's
ever so slowly steps
are retraced
to homes discovered re discovered
found and abandoned
ever so slowly
the creeping bones
rattle into our imagination
the collective thought
we created and you start thinking of me
ever so slowly
I run ash over
my arms
ever so
slowly
you take your words
towards unspeakable realms
and walk away
ever so slowly
hoping to find depths unplumbed
before by these words
that came by
oh too quickly.