she looks at him
and wonders
if helping him
would also
destroy him

An imitation smile
Plastered on your face
A forced laugh
Always present

But through the tired eyes
And a heavy heart
Every hurtful word
Pulls the chains
That holds the curves of the lips
And threatens to break the false face

You are the moon
I am the sun

My love does not care about distance
In this instance, space is irrelevant
Erased by my reverence

We chase each other eternally
My internal inferno rages
Separated by fate’s cages

We exist at the same time
Our tryst transcends word and rhyme

Our poetry does not need to be preserved
Love cannot be deserved
Only observed
Or regretfully reserved

So I will follow you
There is naught else that I can do

Are we truly apart
If you live inside my heart