Where Love Heals

it felt so good
to get away with you

like the world
softened
when you were near

like I could rest
inside something
that wasn’t mine

but somewhere
in the middle of us

I disappeared

not all at once—
just slowly

piece by piece
quietly

like I was playing
hide and seek

with myself

and I got so good
at hiding

I forgot
how to be found

JMS