Tryst

Why?

not you.

Why not you?

It may

have been slipping

gracefully past morning.

Grayer than

your silent films.

You.

And why.

Headless angel –

          eyes

          nose

          mouth;

          dialect

hovering above your neck.

Delicate.

Your nape

cool and soft.

Morning without you.

Y. Not U.

U and Y.