the crossing

We held each other in love’s hushed embrace, as if the world had learned to soften. Our lips met in longing. Two hearts finding their own quiet gravity. Something crossed between us A recognition older than words, gentle and exact. It lived in what we said in pauses that felt full in silence that no longer echoed The fever of the passion A closeness that asked for nothing and yet carried the weight of everything. Some connections do not seek permission They simply take up residence in the soul and refuse to leave.