once upon a time you looked at this boy
as though his eyes led you to another universe
you would savor the taste of his rose lips against your own
you laid in the park
motionless
both of you were afraid to make the first move
and eventually, he did
and that changed everything
you spent all your spare time with him
cuddling and watching movies
and playing soccer in the park
like nothing else in the world mattered
that boy
and that summer

but eventually
the temperature began to fall
along with the leaves on the trees
and he went off to college
but he came back on a cool fall night
and you sat by the fire in his sweatpants
while he held you and pressed his cold nose against yours
and that night you cried yourself to sleep
because you knew it was the end
of that boy
and that summer