"A bridge of sighs"

              Seeking subtle shifts
Of granular subtraction
the gray of a hair
              invisible in dimness

your gauzy memory
              glowing away wrinkles
              blurring away frustration

soft aching
              wistful

and she
              with lungs filled with your vapor
holds her breath
              day after day
savoring
then exhales
              and chokes on your absence

and in a breath
              warmth has cooled
              and fall has begun