after the lull

after months of
growing apart, the
little insignificances
slowly accumulating
into a wall that
separated us,
we find each other
across the expanse
of our bed.

she searches for my
body, reacquainting herself
with my bends and
curves;
my scars and
ticklish spots.

i rediscover the
crook of her elbow, the
taut of her thigh,
the soft of
her cheek.

she giggles when i
breath on her
neck.

i exhale.

 

-published in the muse apprentice guild