Crossword

That night I was alone

And so were you.

We started a crossword puzzle,

Close against the cold in a little room.

We abandoned it, frustrated

At its enigmatic clues.

We moved on to other riddles:

My doubt. Your delusions.

You walked me home

In the frigid wind,

Hugged me goodbye.

We left it unfinished,

Never found

Four across,

Twenty-seven down.

--Alicia (2011)