Distant words

Let my words caress you
and hold you close to me,
recalling how once I held
you in my arms.
May soft words whispered
to the wind, seed
dreams to watch your
sleep, as once I lay
beside you watching.

My thoughts turn
towards you. As once
you turned to me,
lying in the darkness,
warm against my skin.
Memory of your touch
now warms my mind
in this distant place.

Alone my blood calls
to you, though I know
not if you hear.
If you feel the edge
of my desire as once
you felt the edge of
a knife held soft
against your skin.