don't leave

don’t leave, she told me,
as she tugged at my arm.
I can still feel her heat,
as she held me close,
refusing to let me go.
don’t leave, she told me;
I don’t believe I did.
my body sits here,
but my heart stays there,
drowning in your care.
here I am in the cold,
clothed by memories of time well spent.
my lips still tingle with the feel of our last kiss;
our hug goodbye is forever branded on my skin.
your sweet words stay fresh in my mind,
as I dream of when next we’ll meet.
don’t leave , she told me,
as she subdued my mind,
and conquered my day,
and enslaved my heart.