"Let every word
that these hands
will ever
write
be a love
letter
from me
to you."

You sigh and shake your head
and I know you've grown sick
of wanting but never being

You were searching
for the right word
and the right word is *unbearable.

You would laugh
but things hurt more
than you'd ever dare to admit

Disheartening
doubting if deciding
will ever be easy

"I remember
watching
the world
from the safety
and separation
of
a
bus
window.
From a distance,
they shine,
just
as
stars do,
and along
the stretch
and palisades
they all lead
to where you are.

I forget
hearing
your voice
as the bus
travels farther
down
roads
still
unknown.
Now, once more,
I am
here,
listening,
reaching out
to you
over eventide’s
shadows.
‘Hurry.’
To your side,
before the lights burst.

And so
we beat on
restlessly
against
time,
under the rain,
racing to see
if we
can beat
the
sun,
to prove
that our
lives
can be different.

And when
that reality comes,
quietly,
come
closer,
whisper to me
so we won’t
ever forget
that
you
and
I
will meet
again, soon,
always,
in this lifetime."