Beneath the skin’s veil,

our fingertips met.

Minds clashed,

not merely in flesh.

He wore shadows,

I exuded transparency.

Striving to meet each others gaze,

only to be met with darkness.

How could this be?

I had seen him countless times before.

Heard his whispers,

felt his embrace.

Our souls intertwined,

yet his essence eluded me.

I strained to see,

but recognition fled.

The soul before me, a strangers guise.

As I reach out, chasing his heart.

There lay only vacancy.

Bared to the bone.