this was the day
one year ago
that was swallowed
by the distance between
you and me
when i slept through the sun
and thought i lost the day
because of a single letter
not even dropped from your lips
not even bitten by that one tooth
that's slightly crooked
but endearingly so
i assured you
this is the day i flew
over crinoline cities
and mixed drugs with my
double *** and coke
so my thoughts were wispy
and contentedly simmered
on the image of our hands
laced but not sappily so
this is the day
that i gave up willingly
in exchange for a few hours
encompassed by you
braver than i've been since
charging forward
astride my star-steed
merrily into the darkness visible
this is the day
that i knew
over constellations
and snakes glittering
outside of palm springs
that i was meant for bigger
and stranger things
than being alone.