i.
you hid behind songs of blue eyes,
love in cities far-away and
places you had yet
to visit

ii.
you spoke about flying
away but taking
me with

iii.
you explored my race track
veins and scarred arms
and over-complicated
eyes

iv.
you showed me your heart
and let me climb inside,
trusting me not
to bruise it

v.
you laughed at me eating ice-cream
at yourself for tripping over
your own laces and at us
for being too young

vi.
you gave me twenty-three kisses
and vintage records , hoping
that they would weave
with my sadness
and take it
away

vii.
you shared secrets that shook
my bones and unearthed
my lungs

viii.
you stole my heart
and my thoughts
and my breath
the night you decided
to let go.