Starlight, citylight, blend into one
Our voices drowned out by music
The windshield fogged by our breath

Another year passes by me
Numbers adding, songs sung
"Friends" canceling plans
They feigned happy birthdays
But you actually stayed.

Rubber on the road
Our laugher frozen in the 19 degree air
Our faces yellow, red, green at the stoplight
You drove until I forgot where we started

Stealing bites of icecream
Dancing queens, we shook our hair
Completely free
Starlight, citylight
Our feet untied from the earth

My dear friend,
You reminded me
I AM WORTHY OF LOVE

There
Is
No
Way
Words
Will
Cease
Soon

I am drowning in thoughts screaming to be expressed by painfully limited language

I dance around the truth, communication lacking accuracy

I
Cannot
Be
Understood
Even
By
Myself

But I must be.

We ran through the snow
My bare feet turning to stone
My soul warm and glittering
Like dust in a sunbeam
Like sun showers in the spring

You wrapped my feet in your coat
Chipped magenta nail polish
Sheltered in fuzzy flannel
Both your hands enveloped my frozen fingers
My cold consumed by your warmth

With melodies crackling through the stereo
We drove down infinite streets
Lights reflecting on the misty windshield
As if the colors were drawn to our laughter
Strikingly vibrant, like stained glass

I let the stars fade into insignificance
And allowed the clock to dissolve
In the euphoria of existence
In the acquaintance of adoration
In the feeling of your rough cheek on mine