For A Time

Let me be still
Except for these
Tokens that
I cannot

Let go of
Heartbeat, breath
Random thoughts  
Gravity

Though I hold
On to these
Illusions
Let me sojourn

Here a stranger

In your midst
Like a lover
Joined yet separate
Observed

Inside and out
Dissolved like  
Salt in water
A saline visitor

And when
I open my eyes
You will still
Be with me

Remembering
I was
At peace
For a time

-- Tom Rubenoff