Chill


She is there, pillow deep,
jasmine, lily, nutmeg
scented skin….

With each breath reality
blends with dream,
and his eyes struggle
for truth in his satin sea.

Slowly empty weights his arms.
The chill of gone raises goose bumps
where her perfumed body
had poured sunlight across his chest.

He turns to the nightstand beside his bed.
She always leaves a note….
Gone….He doesn’t like how it feels.


©Susie Clevenger 2017

Comments

Sanaa Rizvi said…
This is soo beautifully ethereal so haunting in tone and image, Susie❤️ especially love; "Slowly empty weights his arms. The chill of gone raises goose bumps where her perfumed body had poured sunlight across his chest."
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Oh I can feel this - "Gone." Powerful, Susie.
Anonymous said…
This is perfect! Love the switch from the romantic to abandoned.
Thotpurge said…
The chill of gone... like that!!
Anonymous said…
So lovely an image. Then the note.
Wonderful play with feelings
ekta khetan said…
"his eyes struggle
for truth in his satin sea."
pure bliss to read your piece!
Well merged expressions of romance- the joy of having and pain of losing
hedgewitch said…
Delicious textures in this, and something that doesn't slip down the throat quite as easily, as well. Definitely we are on the same wavelength this week, Susie--thank you for the challenge. These days anything that gets a few words out of muse makes me intensely grateful.
Kim M. Russell said…
What a romantic opening, so full of promise in the pillow, and then 'The chill of gone' and the note! Stunning!
Kerry O'Connor said…
No one likes how it feels to be left behind. An evocative piece, Susie.
Maude Lynn said…
"Slowly empty weights his arms." That is so good!
brudberg said…
Gone... but that scent will linger and haunt... I know the feeling.
Anonymous said…
conjures images of a genie in the perfume bottle - nice terse lines that culminate in 'gone'
grapeling said…
empty as a pocket, as Paul Simon said... I wonder if that's how he feels ~
Sreeja said…
beautifully ...finely woven..!