the unfulfilled promise of you

I miss you gripped in my teeth
your hair in my hand
your wimpers your moans
your smile your laughter
it was only really once
but I've dreamed you endlessly since
you haunt me
like an aftertaste
of my favorite flavor
like a call to adventure
left unanswered
like standing at the edge of a cliff
like being seen
I clench my jaw and remember
how you felt as I bit down
remember the scent of you
the sound of you
remember how quickly the bruise faded
like sand through my fingers