I.
smoke and star-soaked hush—
two chairs, no words. just the night
we held– together.
i watched him breathe and whispered, thank you.

II.
when she left, you wept.
presence hung between us– dew,
prophesying dawn.
stillness, I have learned, is a kind of touch.

III.
paying attention—
sitting in reality
with you. how we see.