They kiss in the dim light,

and I feel his hands

track lightning strikes

over my sides, bare skin

shivering. I sneak my hands

under the hem of his shirt

and feel the muscles

of his stomach tighten

as he pulls me closer

so that my legs wrap

around his hips,

close as can be. We kiss

together like that, in slow

movements and heartbeats

like hurricane winds,

low and looming at a distance.