I want you to stick around
To play hide and seek in expansive memories
To peek out from behind a wall of forgotten faces
So I can see your eyes glisten in the night
I would love to feel your hand in mine
A pearl and its healing touch
*Snap out of it! *
That wall seems to be getting taller
Holding on to you hurts
Like clutching clumps of coal
Plucked from the petals of a beautiful, flaming flower
Those eyes aren’t catching the moonlight like they used to
20 seconds feel like an hour
And realization falls like a shower
That no matter how hard I try
My voice always stops counting
My eyes always open
And I still can’t seem to find you