Lovely Piquant Skin

The velvet thoughts of this day
joust and vanish smoothly
into the night
where insight is immune
to the vehement need of the ashen
urgency of grasping at straws
that will only disappoint me.

I am strong as I close my eyes
and take a breath falling into my body
like a woman falling in love
after years alone and forgetting
what it means to touch the warmth
of delicious piquant skin.