let go

he let me
go
gently
like a rainbow
trout
too small
to gut

i had
watched
my
reflection
live by
his side
and
love him

one
step removed
and
two steps
back
he was
he is
so beautiful

the colour
of
bleached
passionflower
his voice

and the
delicate
tones twist
vinelike
around
my
waist

silent
agapanthus
soft
to the
touch
and warm

he let me
go
gently
like the
lingering
taste
of salt
water