
*The picture is my own photography*
oh how I remember
that sunrise
was your favorite color
and the promise of a sunset
inside my eyes
was your favorite place to be
with every second
that passes
I wish I could hear
the sound of your breath
as you whisper
your love to me
and feel your voice
laying gently upon
the layers of my skin
I wish you knew how deeply
you are etched
into my bones
and that every poem
that flows from my fingers
will find a way to you
in every single lifetime
this universe holds
it’s the silence between us
that says everything
that we can’t
and how
at any given moment
you and I exist
in a thousand different places
it’s in these moments
that I wish you were here
to undress me
with your words
and caress my fragile heart
as a summer breeze
caresses her face
a part of her
is swept away
with the whispers
of the wind
like a thousand wishes
from a dandelion
she hopes they lead her
back to you
I painted you a summer
in a pretty shade of orange
where time
comes in waves
and breaks
the silence of aurora
as dreams are tucked away
in our pockets
and the sun
is the perfect hue of yellow
upon this canvas
I compose
all the pieces of me
inside this picture-perfect frame
all that makes
my flesh and bones
was once an element
of something more
you and I
feel like a spectral dream
where we fell in love
in the quiet moments
that were gone
before we even realized
they were there
I inhale
the very life of you
feeling the rush
of euphoria
through my veins
taking me to a place
that I’ve never been
and I know
in that moment
that I love you
with all that I am
the very essence of me
caught up
in every breath
that fills your lungs
if you listen closely
to the gentle echoing
inside the spaces
between my words
you’ll find me there
writing love letters
into the universe
hoping they find their way
to you
and stitch themselves
to your heart
for you to read always
at times
she feels like a novel
thinking of all the people
who have stumbled
upon her story
thumbed through certain pages
and closed it
before it was even finished
but you
you read every letter
every line
every chapter
and even go back
to read it again
you and I
meet in a field
of wildflowers
where the stars
are so beautiful
it makes our souls ache
a place we live
beyond the edge of time
within the space
of you and I
this is where I want to stay
where I am free
and we exist
only in each other