Yielding

At night, a woman sits by a window
with shadows in hand to cast upon
the beautiful. A man stands on a dark
bridge, waiting for them to tattoo his soul.
Baring each others questions they collide
as shades of the sky change from blazing
to calm. Searching for the pattern of damage,
they arrive at an answer; faces reform
with the decades and people patch over
their secrets. Dazed, they strum their hearts
and leap.