The last time we saw each other
Was when we caught a star
Under the tears
Unfolded from your bedtime
Horrors

And now I've lost you
To my tempest that
Passed soon after
In your sleep

All that was left for me
Were
The sound of giggling children
At the far end of the tapestry
Grandfathers crying
At a bowl of lukewarm gospels
Who laughed while praying
For my loss

I am
The murderer
Who caught a star
In August
With you
By the time you came
To your senses
Faster
Than I
Who turned down your bullets
That sung lullabies about heartbreak

It was the only thing we had
You were the blossom I cherished
Rotting down
Resonant

The fire now no longer speaks to me
The star we caught distinguished its flame