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My memory fails me not It was no hallucination, and nostalgia indeed is a filthy liar which paints pictures prettier than their reality—but I remember this just as clearly as it occurred: On a warm Autumn night, I laid beside the moon He rested the back of his head on my stomach and I ran my fingers through his hair, nothing but the sound of a soft melody and the waves of the sea gently caressing the sand beneath us humming through the air I had traveled a distance to see you, to feel you, to touch you—and my Lord, was I taken aback by the beauty you radiated at hand On a warm Autumn night, the moon and I laid atop one another and stared at the darkness of the sky The only light that surrounded us that night, my love, was emitted by you. But you were too mesmerised by a fallen star—or in our case, two—to notice how mesmerised I had been by you The earth, the sand, and the wind hugged us, but I swear we were no longer a part of this world In an enclosed, far-off dimension, I got to touch the moon I was hugged, kissed and loved by the moon, and no human will have ever known how beautiful you truly are the way I now do On a warm Autumn night, your lips brushed against mine, and I felt my heart sink to the pit of my stomach I felt my skin grow warmer, I felt my soul entwine with yours Oh how they’d envy these lips of mine, if only they knew How can I verbalise the insanity of being held by you? The morality—or lack, thereof—of purloining you? Not mine to take but I shan’t withhold this passion surging through me—through us—through our tangled bodies, and oh Lord I had begun falling... On a warm Autumn night, the universe froze for a mere second, and stars fell for a couple seconds longer A spliff hung between your parted lips and the tide spoke to me in a hushed whisper And I looked into your soul through those bewitching eyes of yours, and nobody else existed And on that autumn night, in those seconds, like the season: I began to fall.
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Oct 20, 2019
Oct 20, 2019 at 6:13 AM UTC
On a Warm Autumn Night
My memory fails me not It was no hallucination, and nostalgia indeed is a filthy liar which paints pictures prettier than their reality—but I remember this just as clearly as it occurred: On a warm Autumn night, I laid beside the moon He rested the back of his head on my stomach and I ran my fingers through his hair, nothing but the sound of a soft melody and the waves of the sea gently caressing the sand beneath us humming through the air I had traveled a distance to see you, to feel you, to touch you—and my Lord, was I taken aback by the beauty you radiated at hand On a warm Autumn night, the moon and I laid atop one another and stared at the darkness of the sky The only light that surrounded us that night, my love, was emitted by you. But you were too mesmerised by a fallen star—or in our case, two—to notice how mesmerised I had been by you The earth, the sand, and the wind hugged us, but I swear we were no longer a part of this world In an enclosed, far-off dimension, I got to touch the moon I was hugged, kissed and loved by the moon, and no human will have ever known how beautiful you truly are the way I now do On a warm Autumn night, your lips brushed against mine, and I felt my heart sink to the pit of my stomach I felt my skin grow warmer, I felt my soul entwine with yours Oh how they’d envy these lips of mine, if only they knew How can I verbalise the insanity of being held by you? The morality—or lack, thereof—of purloining you? Not mine to take but I shan’t withhold this passion surging through me—through us—through our tangled bodies, and oh Lord I had begun falling... On a warm Autumn night, the universe froze for a mere second, and stars fell for a couple seconds longer A spliff hung between your parted lips and the tide spoke to me in a hushed whisper And I looked into your soul through those bewitching eyes of yours, and nobody else existed And on that autumn night, in those seconds, like the season: I began to fall.
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Oct 20, 2019
Oct 20, 2019 at 6:13 AM UTC
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