voice

I fell in love
with your voice.

I closed my eyes
to hear it fall
on my skin -
drumbeats growing
from the bowels
of a dark forest,
the ancient song
of blue whales
churning the oceans,
the soft caress
of a shy rose bud
kissing the wind,

yes, I fell in love
with your voice.

and now I know
what touched me,
what moved me,
was not the sound
of your voice,
but the silent depths
of a nameless fall
into nothingness
between you and me.