Shivers

By Jaime Garza On February 20, 2013

I

When you say no
your face barely moves.

When you say yes
your soul barely smiles.

Tonight,
when you say maybe
your body barely
and suddenly
shivers.

II

Your bed is cold and
I sleep over your mark.
Your mark is here and
I sleep over your memory.
Your memory transcends and
I sleep no more.

Your day is tomorrow and
I dream wide open.

Your new day is
when your closed honey
will sleep over
the imprint of my bare night.

I now tremble.

I must lay down tonight
with all my strength
so when your turn comes
tomorrow night
you too will shiver
knowing that my body was
so close to yours
off by a single day.

I don’t know why
but in your side of the bed
I still tremble.