Stage fright

it was barely audible

yet soft and sure

in the heat of the moment. 

what?

I ask

even though I know what you said. 

I know the weight 

and the feeling

tall

and ghostly pale

as if he were drenched in sheer silk 

was what I saw when he left the room, 

leaving behind footprints of moonlight in the halls. 

cool as a winter breeze