you came back like magic
the salt spray hitting Lucy’s face
from the frame on her bedroom wall
you stepped out of a memory and nothing had changed
your voice still honey sweet to me
your smile still sonnets and songs
thinking of you makes me feel the City in my veins again
rushing and crashing and bustling
my laugh rising above it all

you came back like magic
hiding dragons in your pockets
whispering arthurian myths in my ears as I fall asleep
finding me through the ages that separate us
even though they never passed
you are still family enough (to me)
to brush my hair out at the end of the day
once i’ve put the world away and taken off my armor

hidden melodies spill from my lips when you’re there
drawn like poison from a wound
like honey from a comb
songs i never think to sing around anyone else
singing while i wait for you
part of me still sitting in the park
where i waited once before

once, it was love
(it will always be love)