Oh to write about it
as if I still had it

You say you’re a petal
soft, free, and light
not the tree to lean on
in the depth of my night

but I never asked
for a trunk or a tower
just the grace of your heart
& the pull of your power

you call me the flower
but oh I only grew
’cause I had the sun
of being near you

so go where you need
drift with the breeze
find all your truths
and plant your own peace

& if ever the wind
brings you back to my door
I’ll still be the bloom
that you first rooted for.

It’s all become
one long day
since I’ve seen you last
time passes
and then it doesn’t
& in my heart
I’m still there
with you
I still hold your arm
you still pull the car over
on the highway
to kiss me
yes
in my head
I never left
in my head you call me
to say you’re coming
in my heart
I believe it’s true

Oh it tears me apart
rips me up and down
why can’t I just
love what I love
and have it

How to live in
this world
when the world is
wherever
you are

Telling you I miss you
won’t make me miss you less
but my god how much I just
want to tell you
that I miss you
when I breathe in
when I breathe out

You still do to me
what spring does
with the cherry trees

you do it
in every season
my spring
all year long