fingertips

The acid between our bodies burned through my skin,
and I found a tear crawling down my face
and you grabbed my wrist and held my hand
and all I felt was absence
But we crushed our knuckles together until we bled
Our bodies mixing together in the dip of our hands and without you I would have ran to the gutters
Our hands were damp but we still held on, we were each others anchors
but you escaped to the sky one night.
Leaving me behind sheltering my eyes with my scarred hand and searching the sky for your smile.
or your fingertips aching for mine
and all I could see was absence
I wanted your skin against mine