There is nothing as perfect
as lifting the glass
ice cubes clinking
and rings on the coaster
nothing as hard
as tossing the diamonds
to see where they land
there is nothing as sweet
as the just before melting
and nothing as clean
as a hole in the heart
there is nothing as right
as an after before
and lifting your head
in old sunlight
there is nothing as perfect
as water and ice
and nothing as warm
as your voice in my hand.