Aftertaste

by ddavidd

Darkness never takes completely over
even after the light is
all gone;
zero
is the conclusion of all angles,
night, the conclusion of daylight,
as in dream
all the solid world
concludes.

Just in your breath
oxygen sparkles in my lungs, on my skin
like piano keys in the ears,

And the night trickles out
when the crescent pours
through the musical notes
written
between the lines of
your lascivious lips.