i.
you smile at me and the world melts away.
the floor falls beneath my feet;
i float in a void.
you look like you haven’t slept in a year but
your tired eyes light up for me;
your smile reaches your whole face, not just your lips.
you are beaming right at me like a spotlight.
some days the sun does shine but i don't feel it anymore;
i can only feel your warmth.
ii.
i dreamt that i was standing in the frame of an open, tall window,
staring down seven floors, looking at you.
you were shining back up at me, arms outstretched;
you were only illuminated by a streetlight and the stars.
i leaned out into the warm summer night’s air.
i expected to fall straight into your arms, but instead,
floated in the air, overlooking the city, and wishing you were next to me,
experiencing and savoring the sights the way i did.
i looked down and you were gone again,
and i woke up searching for you in my memory.
May 26, 2017
May 26, 2017 at 12:38 PM UTC
i.
you smile at me and the world melts away.
the floor falls beneath my feet;
i float in a void.
you look like you haven’t slept in a year but
your tired eyes light up for me;
your smile reaches your whole face, not just your lips.
you are beaming right at me like a spotlight.
some days the sun does shine but i don't feel it anymore;
i can only feel your warmth.
ii.
i dreamt that i was standing in the frame of an open, tall window,
staring down seven floors, looking at you.
you were shining back up at me, arms outstretched;
you were only illuminated by a streetlight and the stars.
i leaned out into the warm summer night’s air.
i expected to fall straight into your arms, but instead,
floated in the air, overlooking the city, and wishing you were next to me,
experiencing and savoring the sights the way i did.
i looked down and you were gone again,
and i woke up searching for you in my memory.
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