Ambedo

Jacqueline Bohn

Ambedo: (n) a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely

absorbed in vivid sensory details

The image of your sleepy face

Etched permanently into my mind

I longed to see your tired eyes

Reveal golden mosaic tiles

In that moment my wish was granted

Lashes fluttered open, framing amber orbs

You looked at me with curiosity

Furrowing feather light eyebrows

You never knew how beautiful you were

How beautiful you will always be

My hand met your cheek in a gentle caress

I remember your skin was as soft as your soul

My favorite lips formed a smile

That took my breath away

I no longer inhaled anything but you