flutter

is what I feel inside
- as if you were on your way here

is what I feel on my lips
- as if you had just outlined them

is what I hear at night
- as if you were whispering kindness

... untrue, I know
but to keep myself cheerfully going
from day to day
I allow myself to think
it is really you
who creates the flutter
who maintains my sanity

and not my lingering imagination

as you now sleep alone in our bed
feel this,
here is my reply: