"Do you trust me?"
The question—
soft and gentle
and how could Steve refuse
those lips
against his ear?
The pair enter
between two green lamps.
This bath house
is not one Steve has visited,
but has only heard of.
In the darkness
of close quarters,
Steve is almost lost
in a tangled sea
of heat and bodies.
Bucky doesn't let go.
The war lingered
in the distance.
For now:
only each other,
only desperation.