forgotten clusters of us

and as we laid in the green grass

I whispered into your ear, stroking your arm gently

[ always remember... please

I have no doubts about what we have

my struggles come only from s h a t t e r e d veins ]

( tired and damaged over the years )

you jerked at those words, almost swimming in electricity , body lifting abruptly

as if the whole world

was tumbling down your shoulders

arms tightly wrapped around your knees

time froze, there was nothing

just heavy notions that spoke from your soul to my open core

and then you looked at me , dark eyes mixing with the bright stars above your head

your expression sad but eyes blazing , consuming my insides as you spoke

[ I’m build the same way as you... can’t you see ? ]

something shifted into place, something exhaled slowly

and I heard us then... our tones whispering shyly of magnificence

stealing the breath in my lungs

that already belonged to you

for centuries I moved within your sphere

and that night, gazing at the calm raging fires centered in your being

knowing I would not sleep

knowing I would never sleep again

I moved up slowly by your side, leaning in

lips pressing against the exposed skin of your back , arms surrounding you with care

blending into something

that I could not touch with my mind

[ we share our fears, hopes and lost breaths

our hearts beating with the same

f r a c t u r e d drums ]

your face turned to me at that moment

voice just a fragile hush between moonless nights

that you had to go through alone . finally feeling the glow under your skin

colliding stars that spoke of us

[ so different, and yet so alike ]

the tenderness that filled me then . never stopped humming in my blood

months passed, years, endless lifetimes

and I was still with you at this moment , in that sweet surrender

that barely defined bliss

when you hold my soul in your hands

.