Salt on the Tongue

Salt on the tongue

Tells me you were here

Bitter in the blood

But the taste is clear

The air didn't move when you left

Chairs stayed where they were

Cups still warm,

But nothing poured

I touched the glass

And it held the shape

Like it didn't care

If it broke or stayed

Don't speak

Don't stir

Let the taste

Stay blurred

Salt on the tongue

Burns without a flame

You gave it once

And it stayed the same

Salt on the tongue

Tells me you were near

Bitter in the blood

But the taste is clear

Your shadow stayed in the hall

Watching without a sound

I stepped around it,

Let it pass

The floor remembered your weight

But not the reason you came

And I didn't ask

For the name it kept

Don't speak

Don't stir

Let the taste

Stay blurred

Salt on the tongue

Burns without a flame

You gave it once

And it stayed the same