at one moment br i know what togetherness is br in an embrace br at night br recoiling and coiling br and curling br two bodies fusing as one br lovely br br time has a way to br separate entwined beings br when things begin br to appear hazy br to the eye br br you wake up br finding it hard to spell such br a simple word br br as togetherness br it is there at the tip of your tongue br yet you cannot utter br even a single letter br you find yourself so alone br like a star that has br not faded with the others br at noontime br br it is hot in that place like an over br making bread black br and not fit for human consumption br br you stand by the door br look at the people passing by br guessing each name br the faces are sad br very much like yours.br br RIC S.