I dreamt last night

I saw you on the streets

Of the city

In which once we lived

And maybe loved

Though it’s hard to know

From this distance

I heard last night

As if from behind my shoulder

A whisper

And I knew at once

This echo of you

Though it’s hard to know

In this instance

I tilt my head

Tell myself I feel your breath caress

My neck

In that sweet spot

Where you favoured flirting

But it’s hard to know

In your absence