― Karen Quan
Dark and hidden,
An alchemy of pain:
Our love
Private and mysterious—
A secret that
Cannot be named.
You,
The morning star rising—
A cloud across the Moon;
A bright star
On my horizon,
Visible
Even at noon.
Everything about you,
Unexpected
As a sudden
Downpour of rain;
I'm tattered
With gaps of your absence...
Distraught
Til I see you again.