today i felt the sun
gently kiss
the back of my neck
and it reminded me
of y o u.

i always thought
it was the purest form
of romance
the way the stars
fell to the earth
to listen to our wishes
just as i fell so easily
at your feet.

but now, stood underneath
the same moon as you
i realise;
you are all i'll ever need.

red wine
stained our lips,
with clumsy hands
tracing moonlight
on your skin.
our love got sweeter
with each stolen kiss
and in those moments
i knew,
i would follow you
to any ruin.

perhaps it is true
that i deserve someone else,
but it was always you
that i wanted.

maybe you liked the thrill
of chasing
what wasn't yours.
maybe the forbidden fruit
forever tasted
the sweetest to you.
these are all sugar coatings,
lies i tell myself
to get some sleep at night.
but when my hands
find the pages of spilled ink,
hushed notes in
chicken scratch writing
hopelessly trying
to make sense of us.
of you.
sentences upon sentences
forming the carcas of our love,
picking the bones apart
until there is nothing left

i realise;
we were magic
in a world of ordinary.

do not look for me here
i am running
barefoot through the trees
with the scent of soft pine needles
and moonlight on skin
my heart in my hands
wide eyed and free.