I am sure we kissed once
Under the moon of some other sky
(An October streetlight. Atlanta night.)
You were swallowed up whole by your demons;
The dark night.
How did they come to you?
What form did they take?
Compelling, more than anything in this world.
Let my life be a prayer —
A swan song for joy, amazement
Compelling enough
To wrap my arms around it all
The smoke you left behind
The beauty in your wake
Wind in the trees
Sunlight pouring in around me
from some other world.