last night i dreamed we were face-to-face
and you would bestow upon me firm-lipped kisses
one after the other.
i would try to make you pause in each embrace
force your lips to remain
against mine
bite, slip of the tongue, breath
hands on cheeks
eyes locked
and none of it worked.
my heart was so filled with longing
and sadness
it grew to magnificent proportions
a pain, an unnerving pain
in head and chest
as you laid empty kiss after empty kiss
upon my full lips
and my heart burst in their wake
and i woke.