PAD Challenge Day 20: You, After Dark

PAD Challenge Day 20: Write a dark poem

You, After Dark

Before the moon and

the stars kiss my blackness,

the dark sky covers me

with angel shadows of you.

In honor of your footsteps,

I face them all

with pillar candles.

I imagine that this exchange

of heat is the warmth of your

breath, hug, and hand next

to my mourning flesh.

Every flicker is your

butterfly kisses reborn again

on my porcelain, facial skin.

From you,

every dancing flame

is a contemporary solo

dedicated to me.

The heavenly scent,

is the God's forgiven aroma,

that I humbly and patiently

prepare for--because,

like you, it lingers then

disappear after dark.

D'ElegantOne

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