Hold Your Breath.

The cracked light flickers than dies in the middle of the ceiling
We sit in the darkness. Together. Breathing.

Inhale the dirty whispers and midnight butterflies
Inhale the musky scent of skin, and the breathy laughter
Inhale the silence, that stretches on…and on…

Afraid to accept the cold side of the bed, the lonely winters,
The years that have passed since then,
Afraid to let go,
Hold your breath.