Verse: wordless

first
i exhausted
the sky

tucked it
in behind
some clouds

i turned down
the tides
revealing the shore

the delicate
filigree
of the foam

cold
and wet
on my fingers

and then
i lay down
next to you

and sang
until you fell
asleep

and i
let my words
rest here

nestled
in my notebook
they waited

for silence
to tell me
what's next.