By carmen
Date: 19 November 1998

He whispers

One bare shoulder escapes the warmth
of the soft cotton sheet
that covers her milky white skin.
She hears him crawl out 
of the bed
and know that he's leaving
so she doesn't wake up.
She chooses to think that it's 
only a dream
and find when she wakes
that he's still there
by her side.
But she knows that he's leaving
and he won't be back
so she favors 
the sleep and the dream.
Shadows creep across the wall
as she takes a weary peek.
Her body aches and her heart
falls flat for she fears he'll say
good-bye.
"I love you," he whispers instead-
and he knows that she hears
from the curve of her lips
and the smile that suddenly escapes her. 
"I love you," he whispered
and a tear escaped her
and he left with her soul once again.