...
I stand, vanquished
before a towering wall
undefeatable, carved of solid stone
lingering in echoes
a well intended gesture
a poorly timed endeavor
a reckless, painful descent
into the cavernous recess
of myself
her approach
like a meandering apparition of light
an incandescent experience
her hands
an ivory abeyance
smooth, and careful
harrowed upon my essence
held, indivisibly
untarnished, unspoiled
submerged in the immobile blackness
battered, split, and unevenly astray
a moment together
and it all falls away
...